Ikigai Thought for Today: Losing My Zen
Even the Ikigai Guy has his moments
Revisiting a humorous moment when I wasn’t practicing being present, calm, or any of the things I teach.
Audio narration by David Marlow
It was Tuesday and a local ‘take and bake’ pizza place has a deal on a large pizza with unlimited toppings for $10.
I thought I’d get some audiobook listening in on the way to pick up the pizza.
My car had other plans.
The Bluetooth connection to my phone was acting up and I couldn’t get it to work.
When I got home I handed off the pizza to my wife and set about reconnecting my phone to the Bluetooth.
The last time I had to set up the phone in my car was three years prior when I bought a new phone.
Let’s say it is not the most intuitive process.
Car: Do you want to pair your phone?
Me: Yes
Car: Which phone do you want to pair?
me: David’s iPhone.
Car: Phone pairing failed…too many phones paired. Do you want to delete a paired phone?
Me: Sure
Car: Which one? David’s iPhone or…David’s iPhone?
Me: I guess David’s iPhone
Car: (apparently picking which one ) Deleted. Do you want to pair a new phone?
After a lengthy process, the phone is finally paired.
The car then instructs that I must pair an audio device giving me the option of using my phone or a separate audio device.
📱Me: Use the phone.
🚘 Car: Your phone is already paired as a phone you must pair a separate audio device.
It turns out you can still use the phone by labeling it the audio device.
Once completed only one task remains. Naming the audio device.
📱Me: David’s iPhone
🚘 Car: Pairing failed. The device name, David’s iPhone is already being used. Select another device or device name.
Me: (Murmuring to myself) But that’s the device name.
🚘 Car: Pardon?
After almost an hour of the Bluetooth not working and then the ridiculous process of pairing I’ve lost my patience and exclaim…
That IS the device name you $%^& %#8@!
🚘 Car: Now pairing audio device named, “That IS the device name you $%^& %#8@!”
🤦🏼♂️ 🤣
Once in a while, even the Ikigai Guy loses his zen.
Thanks🙂. This reminds me of a time when I was a kid, and my siblings and I were driving mum a bit crazy about what to name our newly acquired puppy. She must have been really grumpy that day. She said “ You can call him Bloody Tarzan, for all I care.”. So we did. For two days we went around calling him ”bloody Tarzan”, to our neighbours ‘ amusement, until our dad wisely suggested to shorten it to Tarzan. So Tarzan he remained.🙂
Whew! Even the Ikigai master can lose his cool with technology! Thank you for sharing - I needed that laugh. And I highly recommend you never change the name of that device!