You Never Know | A Tale of 2 Bus Drivers

I saw this article about 2 bus drivers are
about to be laid off in NYC while they are
serving in the military.

Many in the article are up in arms about how
terrible it is that they're "serving their
county" only to come back home without a
civilian job.

One goes as far as to say he was "guaranteed"
a job when he got back.

According to the law, those in the military
are supposed to be able to come back to their
jobs - if there is one.

In this case, the City of New York is having
lay offs, and they fall within the cut.

The outcries are all from making meaning
where there technically should be none.

I look at this, and what I consider is how,
if they wanted to, perhaps there could be an
exception made, but then what does that mean
for those who don't get the exception?

They could also see if there might be someone
who was able and willing to give up their job
instead (I heard of a woman doing that in some
community so that someone else wouldn't suffer
from what would have been some dire circumstances).

If they really want to make meaning, it would
likely be best for all concerned to work within
the environment. I am not going to say that
exceptions should never be made, but to force
them into something because of pressure from
one side might not be the best way to go.

Nerves are frayed these days, and wallets slim,
and instead of trying to force things to happen
out of fear, why not try to see what we can do
to be creative and compassionate?

In the end, one never knows when something that
looks bad could actually be good. I was laid
off of a job and was devastated. I didn't know
what I was going to do. About a year and a
half later I took my first hypnosis class, and
was on my way to being who you know today.

Had I kept the job, I think there is a very good
chance life would have gone a different direction.
I'd like to believe that what I do now is more
rewarding and better suited to me than the
previous alternative.

So I win...and it came from losing.

You just never know, you know?