Find what you love and let it kill you.

[Astro]

Well when I first read the title of this thread, I assumed it was about marriage

[vegas]

Well when I first read the title of this thread, I assumed it was about marriage

[bratsche]

When I first read the title of the thread, I figured I'd much rather be killed by what I love than by what I hate.

bratsche

[JLewis]

I just never had a driving desire to do anything different.

bratsche

And that's the point, isn't it? We do what we do, and there's good in it.

Thanks David... great thread.

[gauze]

unfortunately what I love is drinking booze alone in bed.

[catmandu2]

Yeah, superficial experiences. That's my passion.

Cats are good

[catmandu2]

unfortunately what I love is drinking booze alone in bed.

Get a cat

[Bertram Henze]

I sometimes wonder if we in this country are doing any kid a favor encouraging a long childhood in which they are to "find themselves". All that time we could have started becoming amazing at... something.

Those who don't get an appropriate time of childhood spend their lives looking for it, lost and immature until they die. They might amaze complete strangers, but I'd far rather amaze myself and let them be.

[JeffD]

So better to spend your precious time here in something that fulfills and completes your life, rather than something that dominates it and takes it over..

Well said.

Seeking fame and fortune and acceptance from other featherless bipeds is as old as civil society, perhaps older. But I think paradigm changing art is created despite the response of the culture.

In the past one would talk about a debt of hard work owed by those with extraordinary talents, i.e. your talent, if great enough, belongs to the world. I am not sure if anyone bought it then either.

[stevedenver]

well since were on a life philosophy thread now
adn i have neither scotch nor cigar or leather chair clouding what little thought i have


the simple thing i believe-is that regardless of natural talent-
the more you do something the better you are at it, and
often, better than those with talent but neither drive nor discipline, and imho most important, perseverance

a person who is committed is very often, way above the average in performance-
and i also believe that sometimes the person who believes they are better at what they do, actually is better, they set higher standards for themselves against their peers
not genius, not insprired, but just really good and competant/professional

be it a handyman, plumber, lawyer, doctor, the person checking out your groceries, musician or some of those amazing folks who sing on the Voice-often hard working, long time semi pros


and while an unhappy thought, a totally a different approach to 'you can be anything you want' (or whatever variation pleases you), and one from my very very old school law professor,

"you can learn to love something you dislike greatly if you do it long enough"
what a depressing idea, but in my life i have found this to be true-you work through drugery at times and it no longer is, you work through conflicts and adversarial things, and become comfortable with the stress and the situation

sometimes there is great satisfaction from being competant, consistent, steady, and having one's place-
not exactly 'soar like an eagle' but 'plod like a turtle'

one approach conjurs images of glory and self determination, the other being a bit more zen, and finding the flow that fits

now wheres my scotch? lol

[JeffD]

and while an unhappy thought, a totally a different approach to 'you can be anything you want' (or whatever variation pleases you), and one from my very very old school law professor,

"you can learn to love something you dislike greatly if you do it long enough"

Yea that is kind of depressing. Because it means that disliking something is merely evidence of not doing it enough.

Its like the popular music idea, if you are exposed to it enough you will like it.

[Bertram Henze]

"you can learn to love something you dislike greatly if you do it long enough"

I think this is called the Stockholm syndrome.