Don’t fix it.
Have you heard this saying before?
It can have different interpretations, though.
The most obvious choice is to keep going, to follow the crowd, repeat the same routine, and perhaps make the same mistakes, as long as things are not broken
But isn’t it a dangerous advice?
I heard its equivalent in Egypt. People say, “if it works, let it work.
Same meaning, right.
But what if it’s working badly or awkwardly or uselessly?
Yes, it’s working.
Yes, it’s usable.
And yes, it’s better than nothing.
But what’s wrong with fixing things that aren’t broken?
And first, do unbroken things really need any fixing?
Well… that depends on how you see things.
Fixing can mean replacing, discarding, or abandoning a thing or an idea or even a person.
But it can also mean rethinking, reshaping and reliving.
It can be an invitation to make some changes, some improvements to whatever we’re having or doing.
Imagine you have an old china cup with a few scratches, crakes, and maybe a broken handle.
You use it every day.
You drink your hot tea from it.
You wash it.
You dry it.
And you put it back in the cupboard safe and sound.
You keep it this way until its time comes when it either bursts or slips from your hands and smashs against the floor.
Some will throw it away.
Some will try to fix it by gluing its pieces back together.
In either cases, it will no longer be used for drinking or washing.
It becomes either a souvenir or goes straight into the bin.
So why couldn’t it become a souvenir a long time ago?
Because it wasn’t broken.
And what’s wrong with fixing it while it was still usable with giving it new ideas, new benefits, or even new memories?
Sometimes, we don’t just practise this easy-peasy strategy, but we believe in it.
If it works, let it work.
If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
Until it’s too late.
Until we finally realise that everything has its time…
And it’s much better to fix it before it breaks.
With fixing thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 