I had a
post typed out. Sadie had even commented
on it. Sorry Sadie. But I’ve decided to change it. Significantly.
Now I
suppose that you could say I’ve been looking up for my entire life. Always looking to my dreams, only focusing on
how to get there and how wonderful it would be.
But
when that goal is taken from you (not by money, by something else more cursing
than that), it gives you a chance to look down.
You see where your feet are and you figure out what you really
want. Now that I’ve spent my life
looking up it’ll be difficult adjusting.
There will be a piece of me shouting to pick up the pace, but…the truth
is it’s time to slow down.
Money
is nice, in its best form. Its best form
is as something to provide for the family.
And then, when you’ve got enough of it, you can buy a new car, or a
pool, or something to enjoy. And when
you get a lot of it…well shoot you can pretty much buy happiness, as long as
you haven’t let that money corrupt you.
I’ve got nothing against money.
In the line of work I was shooting for I could’ve had quite a bit of it
someday (or I could have died, but I wasn’t planning on that).
The
trick to money is, honestly, being honest about it. It can corrupt you, if you let it. I suppose that’s where all the hate comes
from. But, in truth, it’s time for all
of us to stop for a moment, look down and find our feet, and decide what we
really want. Then we can pursue it,
regardless of the money it requires.
“Far
and Away” (starring Tom Cruise) is about an Irish immigrant, poor as dirt,
trying to find his way to Oklahoma. And
you know what? After trying to suffer
through life boxing to buy his way to Oklahoma, he takes a moment. Then he runs, and, sure enough, will
eventually make it to Oklahoma in time to claim himself a spot of free-yes
free, as in no money required-land. And
a little piece of land, with green pastures that roll just a little, and a
stream running through the fields, is all he ever wanted. Congratulations, Joseph.
Conner, I actually empathize with the sentiment of confusion at a future that seems so...far and away, let's say. However, I feel like grades, no matter how important, on that level, aren't as all-determining as even I wish them to be. At some point, it's not the grade point average, but the skill and the passion that changed Steve Rogers into Captain America.
ReplyDeleteSorry Sadie I just changed the post after you commented. I decided the first one wasn't very good at all.
ReplyDeleteAnd, once again, it's C-O-N-N-O-R. It says right on the blog.
ReplyDeleteI believe that money can viciously and easily corrupt, but I thought you had an excellent point that we should maintain our focus on our actual dreams, rather than the money that may arise from them
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