How things change...
As I grow older I find that my priorities change and I take a different look at the reason I do things.
In my younger years I busted my ass working. I'd put in long hours, work several jobs, and count the hours til the weekend so that I could spend the money I made.
I'm older now. I still work the long hours at only one job. And though the money I make is good, it's not my primary reason for working. I work, and work hard, because I good at my job. Damn good at my job! I'll put in the time necessary to do things right and get them done right. I work with people who count the hours and minutes in effort to squeeze every last minute on their paycheck. I get that, I understand it because at one point in my life I did that. But there's more to life than a paycheck and sneaking in overtime. Some of my coworkers look at me funny when I tell them this, they are generally younger than myself and haven't found or discovered their direction in life. Thou some are older than I, and think that what you do and your time should be paid for. I agree with that to a point. But I know that... well... Life is worth more than money. It's the time you get to spend with those that you love and who love you. It's the time when you get to see children grow up, and can share your knowledge with them. It's the moments when you feel loved and not just a cog in the wheel of life. When you feel as if your existance actually means something and that the effect you've had on others is or will be important.
At some point in our life we've touched another life - for better or worse. And for better or worse we make a difference. WE MATTER! Even if we are just dust in the grand scheme of the universe, we matter to someone. If only for the brief moment that is our life.
LIVE your life to the fullest. LOVE with every fiber of your being, hold nothing back. And LAUGH! LAUGH in the face of everything & everyone that tries to hold you back, and at anything that tries to hold you down.
Find love and hold on to it for as long as you can.
In my younger years I busted my ass working. I'd put in long hours, work several jobs, and count the hours til the weekend so that I could spend the money I made.
I'm older now. I still work the long hours at only one job. And though the money I make is good, it's not my primary reason for working. I work, and work hard, because I good at my job. Damn good at my job! I'll put in the time necessary to do things right and get them done right. I work with people who count the hours and minutes in effort to squeeze every last minute on their paycheck. I get that, I understand it because at one point in my life I did that. But there's more to life than a paycheck and sneaking in overtime. Some of my coworkers look at me funny when I tell them this, they are generally younger than myself and haven't found or discovered their direction in life. Thou some are older than I, and think that what you do and your time should be paid for. I agree with that to a point. But I know that... well... Life is worth more than money. It's the time you get to spend with those that you love and who love you. It's the time when you get to see children grow up, and can share your knowledge with them. It's the moments when you feel loved and not just a cog in the wheel of life. When you feel as if your existance actually means something and that the effect you've had on others is or will be important.
At some point in our life we've touched another life - for better or worse. And for better or worse we make a difference. WE MATTER! Even if we are just dust in the grand scheme of the universe, we matter to someone. If only for the brief moment that is our life.
LIVE your life to the fullest. LOVE with every fiber of your being, hold nothing back. And LAUGH! LAUGH in the face of everything & everyone that tries to hold you back, and at anything that tries to hold you down.
Find love and hold on to it for as long as you can.
posted by Fat Bobby at 9:06 PM
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