So, let’s talk about size

When we talk about size, we realize that the meaning of this word is something totally relevant and subjective. For example, when we were children the size of everything seemed enormous in our eyes. Our room, our house, our bathroom! We had to climb on something to be able to look at ourselves in the mirror. We were like dwarfs living in the house of a giant. Even our parents seemed so tall and huge…in fact, just about everyone over the age of 12 seemed like they should be labeled XXXL.         

 
And, then we grew up. Suddenly, our room seems tiny. There isn't enough space for anything, including ourselves. Our bed is now too small. The bathroom is like a dwarf’s bathroom, and we are the giants now! Our parents are not that tall anymore…in fact sometimes after one of our arguments, they seem so tiny and helpless. 

And then, we grew up even more. The streets that seemed endless when we walked them are not a big deal now that we drive through them. We are endlessly looking for a bigger house, because our own is never big enough.  When we first traveled around our country, we realized how small our town was. Then we traveled around the world and realized how small our country was!

And to show you how subjective our way of facing reality is when it comes to size, I'll give you an example: We all consider Kalokairinou Street as a Leoforos (avenue). The road sign reads "Leoforos Andrea & Marias Kalokairinou."  When an American tourist asked me once where is "Kalokairinou Avenue" and I answered "you are on it" he looked at me surprised and exclaimed, "what, this is an avenue?" because obviously, his conception of an avenue was totally different. However, Kalokairinou is still an avenue, and I imagine that in the Iraklion of 1950 it probably was the only avenue!

Moreover, we complain about Iraklion traffic, until we visit the main streets of Athens and face the traffic there!

What’s my point?

As we continue to learn and investigate life, we will always discover something bigger, something newer, something different, and something other than what we already know.

It’s not that we will always have a new world to discover. No. It's just that we change each and every day. We grow, we expand our horizons and our knowledge… and we mature. Well, at least I hope we do!

So, let's be happy and put size aside for a while. Let's not forget that we complain about a situation until a worst one comes along!