You're 23, and still young. I wish I had your youth and vitality
...... and your avatar.
***** Rub a Dub
Thinking back......What could have been! (LONG)
by Turnpike Mike 14 Replies latest jw friends
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czarofmischief
What's done is done, Mike - and what is undone is undone.
I had a promising theatrical career stymied by my religious issues. I know how you feel, sort of, although I eas never much good at sports. Believe me, the pain of our unfulfilled dreams will haunt us till we die.
If it makes you feel any better, you are good at something else, as well. I'm a good writer, so there is still time for me to make my mark and get famous and wealthy, and visit the Playboy mansion...
Wait, gotta get my head outta da clouds.
So, find your unused talent and make your mark, man, you can still do it. Gotta kiss the old dreams goodbye. Or maybe not. You could probably try out for the Canadian Football League. Admittedly, it's in Canada, but you could probably stipulate that your salary be paid in American dollars and they moose-proof your house. jk.
Anyway, welcome to the board. like the avatar..
CZAR
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larc
This is a very touching thread. I feel sorry for those whose dreams were dashed. However, there is still time to recover at any age. I wish all of you a good life in going after those dreams that are still there for you. I have a question, for Turnpike Mike. At the age of 23, could you still pursue a football career?
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Turnpike Mike
It was nice talking to you, Skally, online the other day. Thanks again for the responses to this topic. Just to clear a few things up, I am not focused just on football anymore. Football was my dream, while growing up. It is sad for me to think now, that I wasted my youth and many oportunities to excel in different ways. I truely believe that I could have been someone in football.
To answer larc's question, "At the age of 23, could you still pursue a football career?" I would say, yes and no. Yes meaning, there is always a chance at something. I still feel that I could be good at the game. No meaning, I have not had the training in high school and college that would be essential in the pro's. It would take me too long to really learn everything.
I didn't choose to be a JW. I was born into it. I was born a JW. I never had a choice. I lost my childhood and will never get it back. You know, this just adds to my feelings on why JW teenagers are so immature when they finally move out of there parents house.
Most JW young adults when they move out of there parents house they have this enormous amount of freedom and they don't know how to use it. They act so stupid and silly because they didn't have a childhood. They can finally act like a kid. I remember when I first moved out, I did the dumbest most retarded things. I can recall "Wednesday Nudity Night" when we would run down the streets naked and/or moon cars going by, every wednesday. Just retarted. Acted like a 12 year old, but we all thought it was so cool. You know? Damn. We were never children. Those of us that were raised in the truth, never had a childhood. Thats sad. No wonder we are so messed up now. Geez.
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Panda
Turnpike Mike, This thread has got me thinking too. You know you are quite an introspective person, I'm not sure football would've been your calling however it sure would've paid for a college education. Maybe by writing your thoughts here you will take another look at the might've beens of your life.
This forum has many many talented people close to your age. Young men and women who have taken the steps to *own themselves*, and create the kind of life that JWs only imagine. I'm so glad you're here because your post had so much in it that gives optimism and hope to me for those raised as JWs. I think the turmoil of leaving the "group think" of a cult you'd been in since birth has got to be nearly life threatening. And as we've seen in Oregon and Northern California this may lead to violent ends. But as I read your posts I thought I saw a real thinking human being with brass to find out whats around him.
A quote I like from the brother of author Henry James says ," I will act as if what I do makes a difference."