Just the way it is.

The other day we spent in the yard.  Gettig leaves out of awkward places for mulching. Whipper snippering, mowing.  The yard looked a picture.  Not a leaf in sight on the lawn.  Today was a different story.  Leaves were on the lawn.
Believe it or not it got me thinking about the way things are.  Today I was talking to a fella and he mentioned in relation to something else, how he had lived near a highway.  He said he could dust and five minutes later the dust would be on things again.  I find that at home.  When working inside we can dust but as sure as eggs the dust will be back.  Maybe not obviously in five minutes, but a few days later it is there.
It had me wondering about things.  I thought how like life that is.  I seek peace and tranquillity and a life free of problems.  There is no doubt I attain it for a while.  Then problems set in for the next challenge.  It had me thinking that that is the way it will be in this life.  I am confident the future will be different, but right now trouble is a companion.
It seems totally against the grain but that is the way that is best for me.  I think of the movie Walle.  The people in space had all they wanted whenever they wanted it.  They grew to the point where they could hardly use their legs.  They didn’t need to.  They were transported everywhere.  But they came back to planet earth and started again.  They realized that what they had wanted was not what was best for them.
I think on that basis I need to have realistic expectations.  I am dreaming if I think a life of ease is what is best for me.  It seems to me that even if obtain what I am looking for, I will still know trouble.  If it does not come from without it will come from within.  Yet I grow through trouble.  It is never sought but happens.  It is not easy, but it is best for me right now.
Like in the yard, I can make improvements, but it will always need to be maintained.  Weeds will grow.  A better set up can be sought and gotten.  Yet no matter what there will always be maintenance and a desire for improvement.