Yes, this is truly the name of a nationwide mobile phone repair business. I have never utilized their services mainly because I refuse to patronize any business that utilizes improper spelling or grammar as their company name. KrazyKuts, ShearLockCombs…it’s just UnbeWeavable!
But this one instantly transported me to an imaginary playground in my head.
All I could see was Tarzan patiently waiting behind the counter as I reluctantly opened the glass door. “You break, I fix”, would be hurled at me as I entered the store. In a blink of an eye, I would be swooped up by one of his strong bronze biceps as the other held the vine that would transport us to a secure location high within the rain forest’s canopy, only to be greeted by a “genius” gorilla, sporting a pair of old time spectacles. He would swiftly grab my broken iPhone from my sweaty palms and update my iOS with his bent knuckles, as he sized me up with his omniscient eyes, hot misty air extruding from his massive nostrils with every exhalation.
And just as I was trying to reason with this primate, explaining to him, “My name is not Jane and I refuse to pay for any repair prior to knowing the cost…And is this the genius bar?… And how dare you think that just Mansplain or Apesplain your way out of this…” I was suddenly scooped up and dropped back in front of a non-verbal chimp-cashier, somehow asking me if it is “debit or credit?”
Ok. Don’t worry, this blog is not about phone repairs. It’s about the mistaken notion that everything has a fix. Some things can’t be fixed. Some things can’t be rebooted by a monkey in the sky. Sometimes life hands us a problem that may not have a clear solution. Sometimes the fix requires letting go of what was and accepting what is, for now.
Thankfully, we have amazing treatments and the powerful tincture of time for many of life’s blows, like a devastating diagnosis, the loss of a beloved pet or loved one, or a global pandemic. Sometime the fix is just support and connection and empathy. It may be the salve you can offer when you acknowledge another’s pain.
We may not be able to fix all, but we can mend and treat and listen. We can resolve and restore and replenish. We can collectively problem solve. We can stay connected. We can endure. And hopefully soon, we can physically embrace all of those we hold dear in our hearts.
So it may not always be uBreakiFix. It may be… uHurtiFeel, uNeedIGive, or simply… uSpeakiListen.
But for now, I just want to be back in Tarzan’s strong embrace, feeling the tropical jungle breeze flowing through my hair as we fly high above it all…hearing him yell….Aah-eeh-ah-eeh-aaaaah……….and all I needed was a new Dilbert screen saver???