Clutching my friend’s instructions in my hand, I proceeded to the S-Bahn train station and looked for the train that was supposed to take me to the Berlin Schoenfeld airport. Two stroller luggage (one big and one small carry-on) is a little too much for this tiny girl. The announcer tells the platform my train is coming. With the help of an elderly German gentleman, I was able to bring them in.
An hour later, I find myself struggling to bring the luggages out of the train and into the platform. I looked around for the elevator so I can be on my way. Fifteen minutes later, I was dismayed to find none. You’ve got to be kidding me…
I thought to myself, “Really? Being the only country that’s seemingly doing well in the EU and you guys can’t even put a freakin’ elevator in this freakin’ platform?!” I was getting pissed with the thought of having to carry my 2 luggages down the stairs so I can catch my flight. Just when I was about to do so, I looked to my right. And there I saw a big, shiny ramp.
Oftentimes, we find ourselves in life thinking of solutions to cope with our problems. We rant and get mad at the world. We blame everyone for every bad thing that happens. We try our way to get by. Sometimes it works. But sometimes it doesn’t.
Here I was thinking an elevator would be the solution to my problem when a ramp was there all along. I was so caught up looking for an elevator that I didn’t see the ramp right in front of me.
We sometimes miss out on opportunities when we (sometimes unintentionally) close our minds to what we think things SHOULD be. We plan our lives and have conflicts resolved based on how we think it should. Whatever conflicts or issues you’re facing in business, personal life or daily grind, I’d encourage you to step back and look at your platform. We may be too busy to trying to solve the problem to see the solution right in front of us.