Missed Your Calling?
One day at work, I was talking to a co-worker, I made a slick, smart and educated comment to her, which made her laugh. I followed up with a side joke which a couple people in the office heard and laughed for a good minute. The co-worker, stopped laughing, and said "Brian, you missed your calling. " I looked at her puzzled, "Are you trying to say I suck at IT?" I said in a fun overtone. She replied "No, but your one of the funniest people I have met"....
Its not the first time I have gotten that line from a person, so it didnt shock me, but it made me think about your "calling" in life. I never wanted to be a stand up comic, nor do I have any plans on doing it. The other night, I was talking to my dad and he asked "If you can do it all over again, what would you be?" I normally don't look into sentences like that, but it got me thinking about what I would try to do differently if I had another chance.
I've always been a people person, I can go somewhere and make a friend in a heartbeak, or I can chill and do my thing. I like learning about people; its a good trait to have in this world. If you know where a person has come from and where they are going, you can get a idea of who they are and what they want from life. Most people will tell you their life story, if given the opportunity, might ask you for advice on a similar situation in your life.
There is one thing people don't know about me, which I will outline now, I want to interview two people before my time is up. Not anyone in particiular, but one people from two different groups. I want to interview them at the same time, same table. Those two people would be a CEO of a multi-million dollar company and a homeless person. I want them to see that they aren't that different, the only real difference is material things and money. The story might be the same, or completely different. All three of us still put our pants on one leg at a time, still strech when we are tired and still daydream. I would bet that all three of us would come away with a new view on life...a new "calling" which could still be a bulls eye.....
Its not the first time I have gotten that line from a person, so it didnt shock me, but it made me think about your "calling" in life. I never wanted to be a stand up comic, nor do I have any plans on doing it. The other night, I was talking to my dad and he asked "If you can do it all over again, what would you be?" I normally don't look into sentences like that, but it got me thinking about what I would try to do differently if I had another chance.
I've always been a people person, I can go somewhere and make a friend in a heartbeak, or I can chill and do my thing. I like learning about people; its a good trait to have in this world. If you know where a person has come from and where they are going, you can get a idea of who they are and what they want from life. Most people will tell you their life story, if given the opportunity, might ask you for advice on a similar situation in your life.
There is one thing people don't know about me, which I will outline now, I want to interview two people before my time is up. Not anyone in particiular, but one people from two different groups. I want to interview them at the same time, same table. Those two people would be a CEO of a multi-million dollar company and a homeless person. I want them to see that they aren't that different, the only real difference is material things and money. The story might be the same, or completely different. All three of us still put our pants on one leg at a time, still strech when we are tired and still daydream. I would bet that all three of us would come away with a new view on life...a new "calling" which could still be a bulls eye.....
posted by BMass at 21:24
1 Comments:
I read this and just kept nodding the whole way. It was almost as if I was reading something that I had written myself. I understand exactly what you are refferring to when you say "your calling." I ponder this myself sometimes.
...as someone very well put it in a rap lyric, "I'm not a business-man, I'm a business maaan!"
Keep doin' you man...keep that shit up. Mad respect & luv...
Ya boy,
Amer
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