The Fruit learns about Manuals

I bought a new webcam and very excitedly started to fix it up onto my new laptop ( yeah, i got the Compaq+Streamyx deal ). I quickly unbundled the wires, stuck the usb port into whatever space that's rectangular, put in the plugs at the right places and popped in the CD and clicked "Yes" to install the software.

Sat back and waited for the installation to complete. Whilst waiting, i picked up the webcam's manual. The first line read :

" Do not plug in USB port before installation of software ".

What went through my mind :

"oh shit!!"

Frantic scrambling around trying to unplug the webcam. Needless to say the programme got a little screwed up ( okay a lot screwed up, because i'm still trying to figure out why some of the things ain't working ). I spent half and hour rewinding the processes that i did ( not to mention, I'm not too tech savvy ).

This incident reminded me that almost all the time I am too impatient with the way my life is unfolding. Just like how i deal with new gadgets, very often i jump right into unbundling the gadgets and piecing them together ( because - how difficult can it be? got hole plug in lah! what's so difficult?). And then instead of looking at a masterpiece - i have to spend time asking myself - why isn't this stupid thing working ? Actually I am the one that is stupid.

Just as in life, there is a manual and instruction book for me and intended for me. But i'm so busy thinking " I know! How difficult can it be?" I am not bothered about reading the manual.

In many situations and thorough life's journey, i jump straight into things and then get really angry because "eh - why don't work ah?".

So now, i have to remind myself, to not be in a hurry and rush through things.
To go back to my Heavenly Father ( the maker ) and read my life manual ( His word - the bible ) so that i understand the purpose of my being ( step by step of plans unfolding ) and learn how to troubleshoot instead of frantically trying to reverse processes ( because some parts would have already gone haywire - like my webcam).

So next time, if you ever catch me jumping straight in to fix things without first reading the manual, here is my permission for you to whack me on the head with the manual- as a reminder!