A friend had asked if I had a particular item and could they borrow it. I said sure, but I had to try and find it first. It took a few days to find it and when I did I delivered the item to the friend. My friend thanked me for the item and told me that they hoped it wasn't too much trouble finding it for them.
Almost by reflex, the following phrase fell out of my mouth:
"You know, it was in the last place I thought to look..."
Now, without a doubt, this has to be one of the stupidest statements that you could ever make after the successful discovery of a lost object. Oddly enough though, I'm sure that we've all used this phrase. I sure as hell hope that once you've found your lost item that you stopped looking for it.
It was during this search that I discovered a strange parody of the original statement:
It is not the last place that I looked for the lost item but rather the first place I've looked for a new lost item.
How many times has it happened to you? You are hunting for something you lost and discover something you couldn't find during a previous expedition. Holding this newly discovered treasure, how many of you uttered the phrase, "So that's where that was. What the hell did I want that for?"
Yes folks it is true, God does indeed have a sense of humor. A sadistic and dry sense of humor.
So the moral of the story is:
If you want to find something and you can't find it, seek something else and you will find it.
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