Re: Mid-life ramblings...
When in high school (late 80s) I never thought I would live to see 30. Reagan was in office saying those things he used to say after all...
When in college I had grand dreams of photojournalism, science, and theology.
Grad school made me a scientist! Got a sweet wife, got a job and the golden handcuffs started clicking. Now on the cusp of 40, with a healthy family, a very good job, and all the comforts I need, and many I feel I want or deserve, I'm content.
If I were to show young me the now me, I bet young me would be disappointed. Wouldn't most of our younger selves feel betrayed by our older selves? Isn't that the point? We're not supposed to be indestructible teens our whole lives. The river of life flows and changes. With floods, droughts, falls we carve our way through the unknown. Our life is often influenced by choices not our own, but our happiness, is entirely incumbent on our choice in facing them. So, my advice to the younger selves is, enjoy the ride and try and find the joy, beauty, or at least black humor that life throws at you and to the older ones among us, don't give too much advice to the younger ones as we/they likely won't listen anyway . (That goes double for me.)
Good post, Ken!
Jamie
PS: 1 Young's double Chocolate stout is better than 12 of just about anything else younger self would have gotten his grubby little mitts on. I still have my camera and I've added the mandolin. Life is grand.
Last edited by JEStanek; Dec-20-2008 at 12:27pm.
Reason: Oh yes... a PS
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
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