July 20, 2006
The Unsatisfiable Itch
Today at work, the sole of my foot started to itch (and no, I don't have some wierd foot fungus). So, I started to scratch it. Except as I started to rub my foot against the floor, I realized that it tickled.
I was confronted with a quandry: do I scratch and cause the sensation of tickling? Or do I deal with the itch?
So many times in life, the method we choose to solve our problems just doesn't work. It doesn't satisfy our needs and it only leads to other unexpected issues. It makes me wonder if waiting to find the right solution is more worthwhile than impulsively demanding a solution at once.
And by the way, the itch went away after another minute or so. I guess waiting does really work after all...