Bored

Looking back on my life, I realize that a lot of things I did, a lot of the decisions I made, were out of sheer boredom. You see, I get bored ever so easily. My brain needs to be constantly stimulated by riveting information. I have diverse interests, but sometimes a book I’m reading, a program I’m watching on tv or a conversation I’m having with someone are not of sufficient depth for my mental and intellectual stimulation. And then I get bored. Which is dangerous because that is when I end up doing silly things and making wrong decisions which more often than not ends in disaster.

“Let’s steal the orange safety cone on the road.”

“What for?? Plus it’s wrong!” (Indignant)

“Got any better ideas?”

“(Pause). Let’s steal it.”

The thing is, I know I’ve made plenty of errors in my life. I keep telling myself I’m human and we all make mistakes. But most of my mistakes are totally unavoidable.

It’s not that I have nothing to do. I’ve plenty to do. But I’m just one of those who can do 25 different things at the same, and still get bored. So I end up doing a lot of things which I shouldn’t do. And after disaster strikes I tell myself never again!

That ‘never again’ lasts for about 3 seconds; then I get bored again (roll eyes).