It's been said Tuesday is the most productive day of the week. Monday people are upset that it's Monday, Wednesday they are looking forward to Thursday, Thursday they are looking forward to Friday, Friday they call in or get drunk or stoned on their lunch break, and do the bare minimum to not get fired. But on Tuesday people begrudgingly commit to accomplishing something. However there's more to the Tuesday vibe than all that.
Being the capstone of the week for all these years has made Tuesday something of a prick. If you magically transformed all seven days into people and invited them over for a dinner party, Tuesday would be The Unamused. If you're a decent human being you might not have any idea what I'm talking about. If on the other hand you are a liar and a scoundrel like me, you know exactly what I mean. The Unamused is that one person we pray won't be in the room with us in any given situation. Not only are these people wholly invulnerable to our charm and shinery, but they expose us as the shallow hucksters we are. Worse, the more malicious of The Unamused sometimes go further, saying something which challenges us to put aside the B.S. and become more complete people. Depraved cruelty.
My high school principal was an Unamused. A brilliant man, talented teacher, and passionate educator, but the living embodiment of Tuesday in every way. He was even tall and pretty well built so, as is the case with Tuesday, you couldn't just sneak past him in the hall. You had to interact with him. These interactions always ended with my being rattled and him looking smugly satisfied, because while he forced an interaction, he also had no time or patience for my or anyone elses' nonsense. Just like Tuesday.
So my friends give Tuesday your best. He only gets 14.286 percent of our lives. And tomorrow is Wednesday, a sweet girl, always susceptible to a wink and a smile.
The Truth, well stated and clear.
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