The Passing Of Gnats

Yesterday, for no reason at all, a good gnat died. It died in the most useless and senseless way possible. It suffocated to death in my nose. Additionally it died thinking that I was the enemy.

As I was standing outside, contemplating torching my place of business to the ground, just to see it burn, a gnat flew up. It must have sensed my rather unpleasant thoughts because it started to flutter excitedly under my nose, like a divining rod that reads evil. In an attempt to remove the annoyance from my face, I waved my hand at it.

The goal was to move it along. This isn't to say that I've never murdered a gnat in cold blood. I have. As a matter of, fact had I not been so upset about my day/week/month at work, I would have killed the little dust speck right then and there. Instead I decided to give it a free pass, a proverbial "get out of jail free" card.

Apparently the gnat didn't get my meaning and, fearing for it's life, it sought the first hiding place it could. This was a mistake.

I stumbled back slightly when then the flying dot launched itself at full speeds into my left nostril. I have to say, that even though this creature was only a tiny spot of life, it managed to create quite a lot of stir up there. A very unpleasant circumstance. After a second or two I expelled the irritant, even though my nose would twitch for hours later. I'm sorry to say, he didn't survive the encounter.

Makes you wonder how often we do this ourselves... When we think there are no more option left to us, we choose the path towards destruction out of sheer desperation. When, if we had stopped for a moment and considered our situation, we could have shortly been on the path to freedom. It's strange what you can learn from the passing of gnats.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

My nose itches right now! Just the perfect ending to a seemingly wonderful day/week/month...

Jason Michael Shuttlesworth said...

That is a most sad story. My eyes started getting red about half-way through. . .and by the end. . .I was weeping.

How many gnats must a man snort out his nose?

Before he becomes a man?

The answer my friend.

Is blowing in the wind.

The answer is blowing in the wind.

Stephanie said...

Wow - I didn't realize the lesson we can learn from gnats flying up our noses - pretty deep!

And I am with Missy - my nose itches - - -

Becca Sports said...

You always amaze me the way you write about an event and turn it into such a thought provoking blog! I have a bunch of gnats (about 6) that I can't get rid of in my kitchen. Would you like to come over and kill them with your nose? :)

Jason Michael Shuttlesworth said...

Beware the nose of Kludge!

For it is a deadly snare unto beasts of the air.

Watch out for the nostrils of death! Lest ye become as one the the fallen.

Ando said...

Your whole premise is incorrect, from the opeing line. There are no good gnats.

I've killed many, usually in the inside corner of my eye, and I regret nothing.

BBrito said...

pretty deep stuff going on here...