Path to the present
August 17th, 2006 by justme
My mind was shaped through my experiences. At times I believe that I am an artist who has missed his calling. In school, there were many terrific science and math teachers while art and language educators were lacking. In that environment, I found that mixing chemicals in test tubes and doing calculus was interesting and sometimes even fun.
What would my life have been like as an artist? That is impossible to determine as every little change can have drastic effects on the outcome. For instance, I would not have met the friends that I have met in college as I may have gone to another college for art. I would not have met my wife as I had met her through a friend from college. Actually, if I had been an artist I might be sitting there writing about how I might have missed my calling as an engineer and wondering what my life would be like if my past had been different. The writing, however, might be better.
It all comes down to just living at the moment. I am not who I am without my experiences so I would not have the same questions and would not be wondering what my life would be like if I had not had those experiences.