"Sadly, my Dad was working the exhibition floor when I made my 9 out of 10 to tie the king. Ever since I was a kid, I would hear Dad go nuts when he watched basketball players on TV miss free throws."
My dad went to Yale in the 1950's. His roommate's dad was Dean of Yale Law. Dad's roommate invited him to dinner at their fancy house. At the right time the Dean looked at Dad and said, "Try in your life to be excellent at SOMETHING." I think that's good advice. The excellent thing can be anything, but being excellent at that thing establishes a special facet of one's identity.
But isn't it possible that either life is fine? To me, driving endlessly around the country, shooting free throws, sounds like a little bit of hell. But Ted St. Martin probably loved it, so great (Let's hope his wife did, too.) I have had a life pretty focused on one vocation, and have really liked that, and done fairly well on it, so great. But if I'd had another life, I would have loved trying all kinds of different professions—much like you, Mr. Golden. Maybe that was what appealed the most to you...so great!
Ted St Martin is still alive! Your wrong! He is 90yrs old!
Thank you!
My dad went to Yale in the 1950's. His roommate's dad was Dean of Yale Law. Dad's roommate invited him to dinner at their fancy house. At the right time the Dean looked at Dad and said, "Try in your life to be excellent at SOMETHING." I think that's good advice. The excellent thing can be anything, but being excellent at that thing establishes a special facet of one's identity.
But isn't it possible that either life is fine? To me, driving endlessly around the country, shooting free throws, sounds like a little bit of hell. But Ted St. Martin probably loved it, so great (Let's hope his wife did, too.) I have had a life pretty focused on one vocation, and have really liked that, and done fairly well on it, so great. But if I'd had another life, I would have loved trying all kinds of different professions—much like you, Mr. Golden. Maybe that was what appealed the most to you...so great!