May 2011 Editorial

Have you ever sat and thought about all the things you have done in your life, and then thought about the things that you haven't done all because of the path you have chosen in life? It isn't necessarily a bad thing to have missed out on certain things, poor choices being avoided are also a result of your decisions, weather consciously or not. I've got to say that I am immensely happy with the path that I have chosen, sure I wish I would have done a few things different, but all in all, grateful and satisfied. Even though I am not in a band, nor do I play an instrument , I would say that I have chosen a "musical" path. All of my closest friends are music minded people and are very active in the music scene in one way or another. It's funny to think that if I had indeed chosen a different path, I probably would not have many, if any of the friends that I have. I've also been lucky enough to have made friends around the country, though sometimes that can be a bummer since I only get so see them once or twice a year. Take a second to think about the choices you have made. What is your life like? Who would you know, and who wouldn't you know if you had chosen a different path?

When thinking in terms of extremes, take a hobo for example. How many bad decisions are we away from living on the streets? In my case, probably not too many. On the other hand, how many decisions were or are we away from becoming wealthy? I guess it's impossible to know for sure until it actually comes to pass, but it's interesting to think about different scenarios. If you would have known that your life was going to turn out the way it has, would you have made different decisions? What was it that has shaped your life?

Take my best friend throughout high school for instance. We were both really into music, got very similar grades, and both had decided we were going to become lawyers. After high school we went to different colleges, he studied law, while I began to dive deeper into the music scene. He joined a fraternity, I met new friends who shared the same passion for music. To make a long story short, he is on his way to becoming an attorney while I am relatively unsuccessful; but by who's standards? I know that I am not financially successful, but though it may sound cliché, I have a wealth of close friends and life experiences that could not be purchased or learned. While he is on the road to financial success and stability, and I applaud him for that, I feel that his life is void of the things that make a person look back on their lives with fondness. Of course I may be completely wrong, maybe it's just my contentment that makes me believe this. Whatever the case, I feel that I am living my life in a way that suits my personality and satisfies what I believe I want out of life.

-Matt C.-
Editor in Chief

 

 

 

 

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