"There's no use crying over spilled milk."
I've been thinking about this phrase lately. I mean, seriously? why not? why can't I cry over spilled milk if I want to? Where did this come from, really, because in all honesty, who doesn't get upset when they spill their milk?
I've come up with two possible explanations:
1. What is actually meant is, don't get upset about things that have already happened. they've happened, they're gone, they're in the past, and you can't change them. The only thing you can do is move on, look forward, and try a little harder next time not to spill your milk. You can't let spilled milk destroy you.
2. What's actually being said is, don't sweat the small stuff. Yeah, spilled milk might be annoying, but it's not the end of the world. Nobody gets hurt, nobody dies, the biggest thing that might happen is you may need to change your clothes... or someone else's.... or re-write a ten-page paper... or make a dozen phone calls so you can get a new title for your car, because yours now has milk all over it. But really, in the big scheme of things, spilled milk is not going to be remembered in ten years. unless the spilled milk accidentally spills all over some electric wire and kills your most beloved animal. Otherwise, nobody will ever remember. So don't sweat the small stuff.
I think this phrase is significant to my life right now. So I've been pondering it.
I actually don't like milk. No use crying over it.
Unless you were already gonna cry anyway. and spilled milk is giving you an excuse.
~*ooh, I want you. I don't know if I need you.~*
