Calling out aesthetic issues

What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?

Being right.

Would I rather be right or happy (harmonious)?

Mostly saying so.

This I get to practice almost daily. I’m not right, always, in fact Im often wrong and easily admit it..

But when I am, it’s obvious. Still, I run into that Emperor’s New Clothes situation so often. There are plenty of reasons for people not wanting to know, I get it. If the story is told well, you see some of the whys.

Today’s not saying anything, is about the dock.

At the end of the dock, what the storm didn’t destroy, is a floating plastic eyesore of a jet ski launch. I’ll take a picture

The neighbors and I have discussed it. It’s ugly. The plastic jet ski launch piece for a jet ski that no one has, could be sold for almost $1000. (?!!) The rest of it is just floating ugly plastic.

If it were mine, I would sell the one part and put a wooden facade over the rest.

I don’t understand why after all the trouble and expense of building a dock, you wouldn’t want it to look good. In a world of New England charm, function wins over form,

again,

leaving me perplexed,

again.

I don’t entirely understand the function part, probably plastic floats better than wood, and never breaks down…

Or something.

I’ve already asked too many questions. G clearly doesn’t want to discuss it. I’m having that discouraged depressed feeling I used to get when I watched ugly buildings being built as a little kid. Nothing can be done, so the best thing I can do is to let it go and NOT mention it again.

For peace and harmony right now, the answer is that. Let go.

Some things just don’t matter as much as peace and harmony do.

(Sometimes, if I’m quiet enough, people kinda hear though🤷…)