Sitting (standing) here, contemplating life whilst cooking dinner, thinking about what I've achieved in life, but I guess more what I could have achieved. Chances missed and opportunities never taken.
Having just ticked over the big four-zero I guess this is more a thread for some of the older members on here, and a chance to give some sage words of advice to the young whippersnappers who think they know everything (they'll ignore the advice, I know I did when I were a lad). Feel free to tell the old man to shut up
I guess I've not done too badly, I have a decent job I enjoy, 2 wonderful kids, partner who (sometimes) loves me, but I look at my brothers and i'm definitely the failure in the family.
I come from a very musical family, my mum can play... I don't even know how many instruments, one of my brothers is in a band - by no means big, probably nobody on here has heard of them, but they are bloody good, played several big festivals (recently supported Leprous), also does his own psychedelic/electro project where he's also played a few festivals, and for a job does some crazy cutting edge cardiology research I couldn't even begin to get my head around, the other can pick up a guitar and play songs by ear, works in R&D for a company I can't name but you've probably all heard of, also worked in the team which designed a product at least a few members on here have at home.
Meanwhile I work for a ****** SME which nobody outside the industry will have heard of, can't play an instrument to save my life (trying to learn but **** me at 40 with 2 kids it's hard work - if I can even find the time
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Anyway, I guess just a slightly contemplative & tipsy rant.
Regrets?
If you ever have the opportunity, learn an instrument.
Same goes for a foreign language. Yeah it may seem a laugh and waste of time subject when you are 15, but 20 years later it might open some doors to you...
#midlifecrisis
Having just ticked over the big four-zero I guess this is more a thread for some of the older members on here, and a chance to give some sage words of advice to the young whippersnappers who think they know everything (they'll ignore the advice, I know I did when I were a lad). Feel free to tell the old man to shut up
I guess I've not done too badly, I have a decent job I enjoy, 2 wonderful kids, partner who (sometimes) loves me, but I look at my brothers and i'm definitely the failure in the family.
I come from a very musical family, my mum can play... I don't even know how many instruments, one of my brothers is in a band - by no means big, probably nobody on here has heard of them, but they are bloody good, played several big festivals (recently supported Leprous), also does his own psychedelic/electro project where he's also played a few festivals, and for a job does some crazy cutting edge cardiology research I couldn't even begin to get my head around, the other can pick up a guitar and play songs by ear, works in R&D for a company I can't name but you've probably all heard of, also worked in the team which designed a product at least a few members on here have at home.
Meanwhile I work for a ****** SME which nobody outside the industry will have heard of, can't play an instrument to save my life (trying to learn but **** me at 40 with 2 kids it's hard work - if I can even find the time
).Anyway, I guess just a slightly contemplative & tipsy rant.
Regrets?
If you ever have the opportunity, learn an instrument.
Same goes for a foreign language. Yeah it may seem a laugh and waste of time subject when you are 15, but 20 years later it might open some doors to you...
#midlifecrisis
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