Thinking about the last 40 years, it's easy for the "if-I-had-known-then-what-I-know-now" thoughts to set in.
What would you do differently, if anything? College, marriage, kids, hair color?
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6 comments:
I regret that I really didn't go to the "library" like I told my folks........that's where I SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
Uh, I was with you quite a bit of the time Ferdy....where were we?
Pounding the same drum at the same tempo as I have here before:
I hurt some folks I wish I hadn't hurt. I'd be more compassionate next time around, and be open to being friends with some that I labelled as "outcasts".
I'd pay more attention to their fears.
I'd also be more open about crushes I had on girls in our class, of which there were several.
Fear of rejection made me think them unapproachable. In some cases I rectified that, although too late. In others I waited and missed the opportunity completely.
Next time around......
Look out! No more Mr. Timid!
I'd dance more, I'd sing more- and louder.
I'd worry even less about what my peers thought of me.
Yes, yes, and oh gosh, yes, on the hair color.
I wrote about this on my blog on May 23 and spilled my heart out.
I think hindsite is always 20/20 and yes, I believe everyone has a few changes they would make. But that is how we grow and learn and hopefully pass on our experience to our younguns. Not that they would ever admit that we just might know a little something.
That's my story and I am sticking to it.
Initially, this topic made me think of things like 1) apply for a college loan while in HS. 2) make better grades and apply for scholarships. 3) head out to A&M Vet School or at least get a 4-years nursing degree sooner than I did.
At the time, I didn't think college was possible -- for financial reasons and because my head wasn't screwed on straight enough to study without adult supervision. Plus I didn't think I was smart enough for college.
Since then I've thought of those kids in East LA who scored so high in calculus at the national level. Dang! I wish I had known that was possible.
Failing that, I wish I had thought about joining the military sooner than I did. I wish I had gone to Flight School earlier and stayed on Active Duty longer.
Like GB, I wish I had been more open-minded, less ready to criticize and put people in categories. I wish I had learned to problem solve more effectively. I wish I had learned to be more social and less ,,,uh,,, how do I say this??? Less independent as a hog on ice, Less likely to cut off my nose to spite my face, Less likely to make a bed of thorns instead of roses. (These are all well-worn phrases Daddy used repeatedly, tying to warn me of brick walls I was headed for at full speed!)
OH yeah, while I’m at it,,,, I wish I had been taller and more athletic! I’m not sure how I would have changed that but what the heck. If ya can’t go over board, what’s the use in going? ;)
More seriously, there are many "changes" I would liked to have seen. I would have liked to have kept all of my classmates close to me. It left a hugh hole in my life to not have you all close after we graduated. Ball State was a far away land for me and I missed home and my friends. None of the guys would have gone to Viet Nam. Our marriages all would have been happy and none of us would go through divorce. We could have successful careers (both guys and girs) We would have been told how much we had to offer our country and community with our character and faith. I needed more confidence in myself.
It's hard to believe but even Steve Lammert told me that when he went to college he was terrified that he couldn't make it. Now that is pitiful.
There are many more opportunities for women now. Who would have thought that a woman could be a pharmacist? I was advised when we graduated that I could either be a secretary, a nurse or a teacher.........I didn't like any of the choices!
So, those are a few of the changes I would make. Oh yes, one more....a pair of long willowy legs!
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