08 Jun 08
Originally posted by SunburntWell said, Sunb. I have had the same dreams and hopes since I was a teen and like you, except for a divorce, I can look back on my life and say "yep--that's about what I figured."
I agree, at least, there should be the conscious effort to be right where you want to be. Sometimes things are out of your control or your choices make things unpleasant for awhile.
My life is close to what I thought it might be when I was in high school, actually, minus my divorce 😕.
08 Jun 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungAre you being serious? It's hard to tell. I don't think any of that is not within a persons grasp or delusional to want it, if it's all you want and you're prepared to work for it, give it all you've got- why not. People do.
In some ways, but mostly no. I was a borderline megalomaniac and my life is pretty unexceptional. I was going to be a world class martial arts champion, a legendary philosopher, a man who gets on stage and has the crowd chanting my name...
None of that. Maybe someday people will raise me up to legendary status through my writing or something, but now I'm jaded and think it unlikely.
I think big dreams are important but then life gets in the way and other things, or other people become more important and then becomming a legendary philsopher dosen't seam such a big deal.
08 Jun 08
Originally posted by yo its meI had a bit of a rough childhood. Visions of my own greatness helped me through it.
Are you being serious? It's hard to tell. I don't think any of that is not within a persons grasp or delusional to want it, if it's all you want and you're prepared to work for it, give it all you've got- why not. People do.
I think big dreams are important but then life gets in the way and other things, or other people become more important and then becomming a legendary philsopher dosen't seam such a big deal.
08 Jun 08
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Originally posted by yo its meI had the one where nobody existed but me. It used to give me terrible nightmares.
I can understand that.
I used to imiagine a scenario like the Truman show when I was young.
Another one that should be made into a Twilight Zone:
In the dream, I'm in the hospital. I'm in a sort of a coma, with my eyes closed, my body paralyzed, but I can hear my loving family sitting with me, trying to reach me, talking to me, crying, waiting. There had been an accident that put me into this state; I could remember the accident, a car crash, and my life beforehand, my lovely sister, my hardworking parents, the birthdays, my friends etc.
But then I start to recover! Yay! My eyes start flickering, I can start to see. My Mom says "He's moving! He never moved before! Not since the day he was born! Oh my God!" She's so excited.
But...I remember being awake, and alive, and active. What does she mean?
Then my eyes open. I see a horrific squid thing up close to me and I scream! The squid thing gasps and says "It's ok, sweetheart! It's your Mom!" I reach up to push her away and then I see my tentacles. I realize everything I thought about life and what sort of animal I was were completely imaginary, images created by my mind as I listened to my family and the TV.
Terrifying dream.
08 Jun 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThat would make a really great film, wouldn't it! 🙂
I had the one where nobody existed but me. It used to give me terrible nightmares.
Another one that should be made into a Twilight Zone:
In the dream, I'm in the hospital. I'm in a sort of a coma, with my eyes closed, my body paralyzed, but I can hear my loving family sitting with me, trying to reach me, talking to me, crying, waiting. There ...[text shortened]... images created by my mind as I listened to my family and the TV.
Terrifying dream.
I was very surprised when I saw The Truman Show. ..and then it was nice that obviously I wasn't the only person who had that isolating feeling.
08 Jun 08
Originally posted by pawnhandlerOh, my! I never would have dreamed that I'd have such a varied career path!
I actually have the career I wanted, but I can't say the rest matches the map I made in high school. What about you?
Aside from that, though, I actually do have many of the traits I valued then. Not the financial ones, though. 🙁
Living in the northeast and loving the outdoors, I dreamt of being a lumberjack. I landed the job after HS, did it for 2 weeks and quit. Couldn't hack it.
But I did like working with wood, so I tried my hand at carpentry. I should have known, ... I just got bored.
Then an uncle said he would apprentice me as a tailor. I did my best, but before long we both realized that I just wasn't suited for the job.
Honestly, it was just kind of 'so-so' work, anyway.
So I decided to move away. Went south to sunny Florida where I found a job in an orange juice factory! A week later, well, ... they canned me because I couldn't concentrate.
Now I don't know what to do. I've considered becoming an historian, but I know there's really no future in that.
A friend of mine works in a cheese factory (as a shredder) and seems real happy. Maybe I'll work there. He says it's just great.
🙄🙄🙄
08 Jun 08
Originally posted by dizzyfingersToo bad you didn't want to be Rodney Dangerfield.
Oh, my! I never would have dreamed that I'd have such a varied career path!
Living in the northeast and loving the outdoors, I dreamt of being a lumberjack. I landed the job after HS, did it for 2 weeks and quit. Couldn't hack it.
But I did like working with wood, so I tried my hand at carpentry. I should have known, ... I just got bored.
Then an un ...[text shortened]... edder) and seems real happy. Maybe I'll work there. He says it's just great.
🙄🙄🙄
GRANNY.
09 Jun 08
Originally posted by pawnhandlerI always dreamed of being a white trash, middle aged, butcher. 😞
I actually have the career I wanted, but I can't say the rest matches the map I made in high school. What about you?
Aside from that, though, I actually do have many of the traits I valued then. Not the financial ones, though. 🙁
