Is there a right way and a wrong way to place the roll of toilet paper onto the toilet paper holder? Some would say "yes", some would say "no", and others would say "it's a matter of habit".
Why do we get upset when someone puts the toilet paper "under" when we prefer it "over"? The simple answer is: habit. We get locked into habits and and resist change. We think we have a better way of doing something and we want it done our way. Ah, selfishness! But are we always right?
I heard a great sermon at church last Sabbath called "From the Heart". The speaker emphasized the point that we are creatures of habit and that we do so many things out of custom and tradition that, eventually, they become rote, fixed, habitual, a mechanical course of procedure. He continued by encouraging us to do things from the heart rather than from tradition. He also asked some very pointed questions: Why do we come to church? Is it out of habit or because we truly want to celebrate the Sabbath from the heart. If you read Luke 4:16 and Acts 17:1, you will find that even Jesus and Paul went to the synagogue (church) because it was their custom.
Not all customs are "bad", but we do need to step back and ask ourselves why we are doing certain things. If we are doing them because "that's the way we've always done it", then perhaps we are not doing it from the heart.
Over...or under? Does it really matter?
3 comments:
Yes, it does. When it's over, you can easily tug at it to tear it. When it's under, if you tug at it to tear it, all it does is unroll half the roll all over you and the floor. Over is the RIGHT WAY to do it. End of story.
As a PS - I always change it when I find it under. It annoys me that much.
With men in the house, I'm always just glad to find tissue on the roll at all! Although I do agree with Becky.
Reading Becky and Connie's comments cracked me up. Ronnie doesn't seem to care which way the toilet paper goes, or if it even gets on the roll holder at all! I personally prefer it over...much easier to find in the dark. It doesn't make sense to reach to the back of the roll to find the end of the paper. I am not too picky, though. If Ronnie gets it on the holder, then there it shall stay...no matter which way the paper rolls. At least I have the assurance that I will always find it the "right" way at your house. Lol.
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