Shinnnneeeyyyyy Quarter

Dig.
Dig.

Dig and Scrounge Some More.

Ah Hah! A Quarter!

In that moment you feel so rich. Shinnnneeeeyyyy Quarter! What to do? What to do?

Double Ah Hah!!

Walk over to the vending machine.. salivate over the numerous healthy and delicious selections until.. Ah Hah! Eureka! You've found it! What you've been craving all along.

With the Quarter firmly pressed between your thumb and index finger, you gentle caress the ridges on the edge as you slide the hard cold metal into the slot (Yes, I'm a little, well you know). Fingers glide over the buttons pressing them as desired.

Poof! Out comes what you asked for and all your desires are satiated.

Right? Isn't that right?!?

We all do that. We all walk to the coin operated machine, granted perhaps not with just a single quarter.. But, we all walk to them and drop our money in the hole and expect our needs to be sated. Does it ever really happen that way?

It hasn't for me. I tend to find that what I procure for myself at that moment is transitory. Its like I was blinded by my ability to buy so much so that I lost sight of what I actually needed. I think its a lot like IGS. No, no no.. not IBS..lol although IGS could give you IBS.

IGS.. Otherwise known as Instant Gratification Syndrome (no vaccine here for this one) plagues us all from one time or the other. But, for some of us, I think its a disease that taints every action.

Do you seek time with your lover in a state of IGS? Do you find yourselves doing things for them while already foreseeing what you hope to gain from them in return?

In the business or military world, this would be a good thing. You would be a pro at strategery. But in relationships, this can be a death blow.

So the next time you're sticking your hard one in a slot, make sure you're doing it for the right reasons.