Way back when, in a life far far away, I studied thermodynamics, which essentially is better understanding the properties of energy. The second law states that entropy that is not in equilibrium will increase over time. Entropy relates to the possibility of heat to do work or be useful. Without getting too much into Geek speak, this second law always amazed me, because it said in the universe it was more the norm for things to head toward chaos and non-equilibrium than to be orderly.
I have noted this same situation in real estate and life as well. Being a REALTOR, I am a natural free spirit, but I see the need to put things in order. Buyers, Sellers, Investors, properties, laws, Inspectors, Appraisers, Stagers, seasonality, the economy, all come at me in random fashion and want to create mass chaos. It is just natural. But why I love the REALTOR role is I get to play the maestro of the symphony and get all these ducks walking in single file and get the music to play in harmony. What a glorious task to pull off. How satisfying an accomplishment is that?
If you need another illustration of how order in life is not normal I pose the Garden Theory.
Think of a well tended garden. It would look something like the photo here. But how much work did it take to get the garden to be so beautiful?
It is not "natural" for all the tulips to be together and color coordinated with the daffodils. What happens, if the garden is left untended, unweeded, unwatered? Chaos. Dead plants, and not a pleasant environment.
So as you enjoy spring as it blooms again this year, think of all those in real estate and in life who "put it all together" and build something beautiful for the rest of us. They are life's gardeners and make the world for all of us just a little bit better.
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