Lunch time philosophy

It all started in the train this morning. I met X, and X went on and on and on… « you should see that, unbelievable »… « I can’t believe it is happening again »… « it’s all such a mess »… and “really how could Y do that to me »…. and on and on and on, until…. as I was about to lose patience or interest I am still pondering, came the sneaky comment « you can’t understand, nothing ever happened to you »… Later that day, as I go to pick up a coffee I come across W, who quickly turns on the mechanics… on and on and on and on… »So terrible »… « So tired, so unfair »… « you would say some people think »… « I thought at least some decency there »…. and on and on and on and on until –like a Déjà vu- the sneaky comments « you can’t understand, nothing ever happened to you »…. What if? What if actually I do understand everything, and so well that I can choose the right approach to life that whatever happens to me becomes learning and feedback, as if nothing ever happened to me? Cool, isn’t it!