Small Moments

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Don't Fret

WWW stands in my office doorway every once in a while, just like a concerned father, when he sees and feels the lack of smile on my face or the presence of annoyance. He looks at me directly in the eye and says: "Don't Fret...no need to fret about it...just get it done." So powerful. So effective when he demands that I not fret.

Really, i think it's the first time i hear this word, maybe it's an old school thing...after all, his bar # is 5 digits...So I decided to look up the word on line and here is what Webster gives you:

1.
to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
2.
to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals.
3.
to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing away, etc.: The river frets at its banks until a new channel is formed.
4.
to become eaten, worn, or corroded (often fol. by away): Limestone slowly frets away under pounding by the wind and rain.
5.
to move in agitation or commotion, as water: water fretting over the stones of a brook. –verb (used with object)
6.
to torment; irritate, annoy, or vex: You mustn't fret yourself about that.
7.
to wear away or consume by gnawing, friction, rust, corrosives, etc.: the ocean fretting its shores.
8.
to form or make by wearing away a substance: The river had fretted an underground passage.
9.
to agitate (water): Strong winds were fretting the channel. –noun
10.
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
11.
erosion; corrosion; gnawing.
12.
a worn or eroded place.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME freten, OE fretan to eat up, consume; c. OS fretan, Goth fraitan, OHG frezzan (G fressen)] —Related forms
fretter, noun
—Synonyms 1. fume, rage. 6. worry, harass, goad, tease. 7. erode, gnaw, corrode, abrade, grind, rub, rust. 10. harassment, agitation, worry.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ©


A said once he thinks WWW is like Colombo and I believe it now.

So I have decided, sometimes in life, one just needs to stop fretting and things will fall into their place. That's all.


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