My finger is sore
April 1, 2022•163 words
My finger is sore.
No, not the whole finger.
Just one spot where the corner of the fingernail digs into the flesh of the fingertip. I cut my nail too short.
Consequently,
My finger is sore.
It's not noticeably swollen or red, just tender.
But,
My finger is sore.
And that's all I can think about.
Well, not really. I go about my day, but I have a little nonverbal voice in the back of my head going, "Notice me, notice me."
If I allow this voice to distract me from my workaday tasks, then I would derail more important stuff for a tiny discomfort.
If I ignore this little voice and carelessly bash my finger against something in the course of my day, then the tiny sore may become a fullblown infection necessitating the shelving of my workaday plans to attend to this new urgency.
What is the moral of the story?
I'll send $1 in BSV to the first satisfying answer.