What Matters

Every now and again you get a swift kick in the side of the head about what matters.

I have had a running gun battle with a guy at one of my clients for the last six months or more.  The battles have been ideological, practical, theoretical, and every other kind of cal.  We just don’t see the world the same way.  And I have taken it personally at times.  Recently however, I have made it a point to see things a bit more from his point of view, and (I think) he from mine.  The relationship has softened a bit.

Yesterday this same guy had 3/4 of his liver removed to try and stave the legion of cancer from advancing.  He has a wife and kids, and is just a bit older than me.  I don’t pretend to understand what he is going through right now.

It’s easy to get wrapped around the axle about things that don’t matter (really).  Here’s hoping for a successful recovery for him, so that we can duke it out once again!