I do not believe in fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in fate that falls on them unless they act.
Never cry
Don’t take any chances of getting hurt or failing
Let mom do it for you
Get bailed out
Let dad buy it for you
Listen to your parents career choices for you
Never break any rules
Do what others say and become everything they want you to become
Go to school and…
Become a memorizing machine
Get all “A” s
Never question authority
Do whatever it takes to hang with the popular crowd or
Do whatever it takes to hang out with the unpopular crowd
Be afraid to be yourself
Go to University
Listen to a career counsellor
Repeat what thousands of others have done before you
Become exactly what the others have become
Never question authority or the system
Get a job
Listen to bosses as they set your goals for you
Go to work, get paid
Repeat, repeat. Repeat for decades,maybe change jobs because this one doesn’t make you happy (surprise…neither does the new one)
Be afraid of losing your job
Do whatever it takes to kiss everyone’s ass and make sure everyone ELSE is happy
Get married have kids get a house or just maintain and be happy to have just that. Accept you were never meant to be anything more.
Save as much as you can or allow others to do that for you too.
Hopefully have enough to retire and spend the days doing nothing very productive. Or just do something that fills the void of time until the next stage.
Die.
Or live
.
Learn to cry
Don’t be afraid to be hurt or fail
Be independent
Learn to Survive and thrive
Constantly improve
Make your own mistakes
Learn from your mistakes
Always learn what matters to you and strive to be excellent on your terms.
Find new ways to do tired old things
Break away from the pack and break new ground
Be the teacher
Be your own boss
Set your own goals
Control your own money and be in charge of your own destiny
Never blame others for what goes wrong and be proud of what finally goes right
Create your own luck
Live healthy
Live virtuous
Be proud. Strong. And be humble and thankful for this life and the opportunities you have been given, not those you have missed out on.
It’s never too late
Never feel like you have to retire.
Never stop living life until the day you don’t have a choice
Smile!
Warren Bobinski
Success in Dentistry and Life!
Good post, Warren!
Reminds me of lyrics from a great song by the BEST BAND EVER: Rush (Canadian grown, no less).
Freewill
There are those who think that life is nothing left to chance,
A host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance.
A planet of playthings,
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot perceive.
“The stars aren’t aligned
Or the gods are malign”-
Blame is better to give than receive.
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill;
I will choose a path that’s clear-
I will choose Free Will.
There are those who think that they were dealt a losing hand,
The cards were stacked against them- they weren’t born in lotus-land.
All preordained-
A prisoner in chains-
A victim of venomous fate.
Kicked in the face,
You can’t pray for a place
In heaven’s unearthly estate.
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill;
I will choose a path that’s clear-
I will choose Free Will.
Each of us-
A cell of awareness-
Imperfect and incomplete.
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that’s far too fleet.
Comment by The Dental Warrior — November 13, 2011 @ 11:10 pm
Thanks Mike – I really appreciate what you have to say!
Comment by DMDrep — November 29, 2011 @ 2:50 pm