The Time I Realised My Dad Was Right All Along

Now I don’t like preaching or telling people how to live their lives but I had a thought today and it was about happiness and I wondered how a person could achieve happiness? Can it be a continuous state or is it just a temporary emotion? and why do some people blame others for their unhappiness. Well after 30 seconds I got bored and started watching Worldstarhiphop Vine compilation (damn those women know how to shake their ass). But in my 29 seconds of enlightenment here’s what I came up with.

Its fair to say I have been heavily influenced by my father and my dad has about 3 catchphrases which almost anyone who has spent a day with him will know too well. My dad is a simple man and in his company you can expect three things, an infectious laugh,  to be told a great story and a distinct lack of sympathy when listening to someone complain about losing a material item.

My dad taught me how to smile, lol

Any time we misplaced something, seemingly lost something, had a second thought or even had a slight regret my dad would belt out his three iconic words “cha, that gann man” (translation - that is gone, forget about it) in his Jamaican accent. That was a constant saying and echoed throughout my childhood, “cha, that gann man”.

It didn’t matter if you lost a pound, wallet, camera, car, passport, laptop or limb when telling my father about it you could expect those same 4 words every time, to which my siblings found annoying and dismissive at first but then hilarious. And as a result anytime we (siblings) were feeling sorry for ourselves we would say his words to each other in his Jamaican accent and the mood would quickly be lifted , ”that gann man”.

Now the more i've thought about it the more ive come to realise the signicance of it, It really stems around the idea of letting go of something that you no longer have control over. Ultimately you could say that not a lot is in your control and all is in the hands of god, the universe, karma or whatever you believe in, but being able to let go of things enables you to overcome obstacles which you may not have been able to other wise.

How heavy is a glass of water?

I heard something recently and it asked, how heavy is a glass of water, and the answer was basically, that it depends how long you are holding onto it.. the longer you hold onto your burdens or problems, the longer they will hold you down and the heavier they will become, so put the glass of water down and let it go.

Let go of your anger and disappointment, be appreciative for the people who are around you and the things you do have, that’s the key to happiness. Just say to yourself….”cha that gann man” and keep smiling. Works for me!

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