Gnats and Pterodactyls

Given a choice of facing Gnats or Pterodactyls, one might be tempted to choose to deal with the Pterodactyl. I know, it sounds crazy, but think about it. A Pterodactyl is a big target. If you want to shoot something out of the air, the Pterodactyl is to be preferred. The last time I used a shotgun to kill a gnat, it really made a mess. A Pterodactyl is somewhat predictable in its behavior. Yes, the sudden dive bomb toward your head is a bit disconcerting, but it is to be expected. The Gnat, on the other hand, likes to land on your eyeball when you least expect it. A Pterodactyl motivates you to gather together all of your brightest ideas and assemble a plan to deal with and defeat the creature. Gnats are too little to bother with all that brainpower ... but they are annoying as can be. We all face BIG Pterodactyl problems in our lives. They get the best of our attention. We work hard to eliminate them. They are usually easily identifiable, predictable, and even if it takes a long time, we are able to defeat them. The LITTLE problems, though, sometimes tend to get us down more. We tend to try to ignore them, but they are there biting away at our hearts until we finally have to give them some attention. I've let some little things in my life cause me some discouragement ... and truly they are meaningless little things ... but they meant something to me. Still, while out defeating the daily Pterodactyls, the Gnats kept nipping away until I finally had to admit my wounds and tend to them. Don't be caught off guard by the small disapppointments, the little hurts, and the meaningless frustrations ... they can build up and make that Pterodactyl look like Tweety Bird.