Remember back when you were a new comer to whatever it is you do now? Your first day on the job, the first show you booked, the first time you kissed a girl/guy, went to a big concert, tried to find your class in a new school, got your drivers liscense, or cashed your first paycheck?
This is all trivial stuff to you at one point. After a while it becomes routine and the new wears off, and your pulse doesn't increase at the thought of it. That doesn't take away from the fact that all of these things are important aspects of your everyday life, they just take the backseat to the stress and responsibility that we take on as we get older.
The person i have to take my hat off to for taking it so easy is Marcus. That guy is one of my favorite people out. He is probably one of the best musicians in the area, he has never wanted to be in a big touring band, or be that serious with his music. Honestly I think that he has gained more enjoyment out of playing music than anyone else because of this. He still skateboards, plays four square, and all around just hangs out the same way that I did when I was a younger guy. The thing is, he has his shit together better than most other people do. I have to applaud him for that.
I have recently started fishing more often like I did when i was a kid. Every day that I can I go to the lake. Its not that i plan on landing the big one. I have a special sense of solitude when i go out. I don't have to think about anything, and I get to soak up the sun for just a little bit. That makes me feel great. I work 40 hours inside a call center. I smell stale recycled air all day long. I don't sweat, I don't freeze, i stay at a perfect core temperature. Its nice, don't get me wrong, but I feel locked in sometimes. Being outside golfing, fishing, riding my bicycle, whatever makes me feel human. I suggest it.
I guess what i'm getting at today is, to my group of friends and others, What did you love to do when it was just you. Before we started enjoying staying out late and drinking our livers out, and smoking our memory away? What did you love before you had to clean up and start chasing girls/guys. What did you love when it was just you and you weren't a part of something bigger? Before hanging out meant going to amigo and eating a plate of nachos and telling shitty jokes to each other?
Think of this, remember when we didn't have many good shows here? Remember one out of 3 of your friends had a reliable car? Remember everyone piling in to that one car and driving to charlotte to see Bleeding Through, and Walls of Jericho? It was fun, driving with the windows down, the sun beating in. Or there being that one fest out of the year that you saved your dollars for and driving 8-12 hours to go to Cornerstone, Hellfest, New England M/hc fest. These are a few things i can think of off the top of my head. Either way, this was before we stayed out all night and partied constantly. It was less stressful. I had more hair, Girls weren't crying everywhere we went for no reason. It reminds me of my youth.
There is nothing wrong with where we are today. We, for the most part, still embrace our youth. This town has so much more to do in it now than it ever has before. I do, however, have a request for you. Only you will be the one who has something to gain from it. This year, i don't care how busy you are. Take time to think about what you love to do that is outside of your norm now. Go fishing, Go hiking, take a road trip, plan a cookout, go to a swimming hole. Have a LAN party, whatever. We live in such a beautiful part of the country there is no reason to stay couped up in a house unless you just absolutely hate nature. Do something you love.
We see in three dimensions, but how many angles? If your life were a movie, and every scene had a different camera taking shots from a different angle, How much of it would you be able to watch without falling asleep? If the movie were called "Life" would it be an oxymoron? Would you find that you aren't living at all? How big would the cast be? How many charachters would have a big role? How many other movies would you have a big role in?
How many of these would you have a "walk on part, in a background shot of a movie you're not in?"
Life is the most important part.
Second is how you live it.
I get by with a little help from my friends.
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