Less Is More

So this past week I "had" a new printer/scanner all-in-one things laying around. I never thought to open it or use it just because my room was already messy. Come last week I find it mysteriously missing. Angry because I already knew someone took it because, where could it have gone? This is one of my biggest peeves...people taking my things without asking or letting me know. Mainly it's been always without asking. I personally think it's disrespectful and shows no manners. Okay...onto the case at hand. So at first my initial reaction was anger. Wouldn't anybody's? I was silently thinking, "Where is MY printer?" and "Why didn't anyone ask me!"

After about a day of silently going back and forth with the idea, I woke up the next day feeling like it wasn't a big thing. The printer had been sitting there for awhile. I hadn't moved it or used it. And if someone took it for whatever their reason was (there's only 2 ppl that would take it at my living quarters) then it's whatever their reason was.

Positive to the positive side: They got rid of something that I wouldn't use anyways and was taking up space physically and space in my mind.

Letting go with a little negative side: Whatever makes that person sleep well at night. If they need to take things of other people to give away to make them feel better then I feel sorry for them. They'll have to live with their manners and one day they'll take from the wrong person.

But overall I think letting things sit for a day helped me realize the bigger picture. I didn't go with my first reaction. And now, having 1 less box laying around feels a little better.