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At age sixty-seven, I have already made some
choices. I gave up working in the arts about thirty years ago because I
was so tired of being poor. I went into retailing and at least was my own
boss and captain of my own ship.
I didn't make nearly as much money as I
hoped. However, I had a comfortable life and was able to give employment
to many special people over the years.
Now, I'm retired and am returning to the
arts. Fortunately, I saved all those years and can now indulge myself by
getting $10,000 or $15,000 worth of top-of-the-line computer video and editing
equipment so I can work at vlogging and documentary making. There is
something to be said for "delayed satisfaction".
However, what is right for one person is wrong for
another. My best friend pursued a career in writing and earned a meager
living at it. He was younger than I and died a few months ago. His
decision to pursue his art for the last thirty years was obviously the right one
for him. If he had chosen my path, he might have just slaved away all
those years to gather money and might never have gotten around to creating the
art and recording his life through published books like he did.
So, regardless of the decisions we make, life is a
gamble and there is no "right" or "wrong" way. I feel sorry for all those I meet
who are so desperately eager to create but who can't afford the equipment or the
time.
If I die within the next couple years, I will have
made the wrong decision. If I live out my (by the charts) life expectancy
to the age of 83 and am able to raise Hell till my dying day, I will have made
the correct choice.
Life and life choices are gambles. So long as
we live, the dice keep rolling.
May you live long and well. May you choose
the path right for you and prosper!
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