Have It Your Way

No problem if it’s about a burger. If I’m getting a burger and I don’t want any pickles on it, then by all means I’m going to “Have it my way” and hold the pickles. But sometimes, at least for me, this is nothing more than a microcosm of the larger “root” issue of selfishness and self-indulgence. The problem occurs when I'm confronted with an opportunity to serve or put someone else first. The honest truth is I usually opt for having it my way, which does not ultimately satisfy, despite the claim to joy implicit in the phrase, “Have it your way.”