Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Being perpetually surprised in life

Nothing stays the same and everything changes.  Everything changes in ways I don't expect.  The experiences that I anticipated in my life never happen in the way I anticipated them.

In high school I expected to study hard and churn out straights A's in college.  In reality I found the grades weren't that important to me. Also I discovered that grinding out an A in high school english is very different than an A in thermodynamics.

I was sure I would meet a girl at college. I would date her and marry her.  I met lots of girls at college. The few I wanted to date did not return the sentiment. So I did the modern thing and met my wife via the internet.

The moral of the story is that your life will be different than what you can see from now. Don't get down about it. Don't worry too much about it. Make the best decisions you can now today and revisit them when the time is right.

1 comment:

mommaquincy said...

You have been well rewarded with a wonderful wife and cutie for a daughter. I wonder what surprises your son will bring! Nice to hear from you again!