Jason Rainville
October 12th, 2008, 08:24 PM
So I was listening to some tunes on youtube and came upon this video -
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And even though the real meaning of the song isn't what I thought it was, I immediately thought about the singer lamenting "maybe I'll get you on another day..." and linked it to how easily I brush of people in my life that want me to do things with them. When I say no, they'll say "ok, some other time then..." but then it becomes pushed back further, and further...
My great uncle recently passed away and I only remember 2 times in which I met him.... and for the longest time he just lived down the street. Granted I'm not too close with my dad's side of the family, but he was a great fiddle player and musician. He was also very alone, never married and kept to himself. I think about all the times I could have visited him and learned from him, but I was too 'busy' playing video games and screwing around to think about it.
This is a silly example, but my sister's guinea pig passed away recently also. He was with us for 8 years though, and that's a good chunk of my life, so it was still sad. I think about all the times when he was in his cage, just hoping someone would come by and even pet him for a second. But for the last half of his life we grew tired of him and we were all happy just to shove food in his tiny cramped cell just so we wouldn't have to bother picking him up, loving him or treating him like anything other than a thing.
I notice now that I say no to people way too often, when my dad asks me to go to camp, when my uncle asks me to head up to the lake, when my mom asks me if I want to go visit my grandma. What if my dad has a heart attack? What if my uncle has an accident, what if my grandma passes away? What if my friends move away, or worse, stop hanging out with me because I'm too 'busy' with art?
Well I'm going to make a promise to myself that I won't miss the chance to be with the people I know and love. I get to comfortable with pretending to be 'hardcore' into art and so it warrants neglecting people whose presence I'll miss. I think we should take a good hard look at life and what it means to us, and MAKE the time to spend with people, to learn about them and from them.
Anyways, just had to let that out. Ima head to the cheer me up thread to boost my mood :)
0Zl2uEDkJFI
And even though the real meaning of the song isn't what I thought it was, I immediately thought about the singer lamenting "maybe I'll get you on another day..." and linked it to how easily I brush of people in my life that want me to do things with them. When I say no, they'll say "ok, some other time then..." but then it becomes pushed back further, and further...
My great uncle recently passed away and I only remember 2 times in which I met him.... and for the longest time he just lived down the street. Granted I'm not too close with my dad's side of the family, but he was a great fiddle player and musician. He was also very alone, never married and kept to himself. I think about all the times I could have visited him and learned from him, but I was too 'busy' playing video games and screwing around to think about it.
This is a silly example, but my sister's guinea pig passed away recently also. He was with us for 8 years though, and that's a good chunk of my life, so it was still sad. I think about all the times when he was in his cage, just hoping someone would come by and even pet him for a second. But for the last half of his life we grew tired of him and we were all happy just to shove food in his tiny cramped cell just so we wouldn't have to bother picking him up, loving him or treating him like anything other than a thing.
I notice now that I say no to people way too often, when my dad asks me to go to camp, when my uncle asks me to head up to the lake, when my mom asks me if I want to go visit my grandma. What if my dad has a heart attack? What if my uncle has an accident, what if my grandma passes away? What if my friends move away, or worse, stop hanging out with me because I'm too 'busy' with art?
Well I'm going to make a promise to myself that I won't miss the chance to be with the people I know and love. I get to comfortable with pretending to be 'hardcore' into art and so it warrants neglecting people whose presence I'll miss. I think we should take a good hard look at life and what it means to us, and MAKE the time to spend with people, to learn about them and from them.
Anyways, just had to let that out. Ima head to the cheer me up thread to boost my mood :)