Ive been listening to the unknown rap artist Sun Zoo lately (whenever Im not listening to Summer Girls by LFO) and he has some pretty interesting things to say in his songs. He has one song where he basically says that he doesn't care or even really try when it comes to making his music. How could he make such amazing music without trying?
Ive found that many times in life, my biggest problem is trying too hard or caring too much. I try to make a habit of talking to strangers, and I recall a time when a person was describing a very not-trying type of attitude toward life. They weren't unrealistic. They didn't have expectations. It is what it is and it was what it was. At the time I was young and still set in the mind that society wanted me to have, so I assumed this person was depressed and unhappy.
Reading The Stranger reminded me of that guy I talked to. It actually made me think a lot about the way I've been living over the last few months, and I related to the story a lot more than I'd guess most people did. Is it really that bad to be a little bit stoic? Is it such a bad thing to be a little emotionless, a little removed from the outcomes, a little bit less concerned with worries and stresses and the nonsense that people add to a situation? I think most of my successes in life have been done without really trying. I don't necessarily chase down opportunities, I simply make the most of the ones I'm given. The people Ive met who have changed my life, came in without me trying to force a relationship or acquaintance. I can't say that this mindset applies to everything or everyone, and maybe at some point it's just all about confidence. I mean, I work as hard as I can when it comes to athletics. But similar to the other elements in my life, when its go time I don't even really think about it or act too aggressive. I get the job done and celebrate later.
I don't have any deep lessons in this blog, I'm simply typing what's on my mind. But I certainly have given myself some interesting questions to think about. Is trying hard really a good thing, or should you just let things flow naturally and pounce on your opportunities? Which one will make you successful? Which one will make you happy? What does any of this even mean??? Anyway Miss Adair here's my captivating blog post for ya.
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It all depends on you and want makes you happy that will determine how well you will try in life. For example if you want to make in to varsity, you’ll need to TRY your best to be all you can be. If not and let things flow then you may or may not be in varsity. In the end it’s different for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this Tom.
ReplyDeleteI think it's all a matter of motivation and pride. Trying hard can be definitely be stressful, but if we are motivated and take pride in ourselves, I think that will make us happiest. I know with me I work to do the best I can so I never look back and say, Man I wish I would have done this differently, or done this better. I do the job the best I can so I can say at the end of the day, I tried my best and I wouldn’t change what I did.
Even with the relationships that you said just fell into place- some effort when into them...even it’s the effort you made to go to school to educate yourself so you could hold a decent conversation. I think trying hard is important so that the flowing opportunities you speak of can come in all actuality, “naturally.”
I believe that to become a successful person, trying is necessary. You can’t just go through your life thinking that things will happen on its own without any extra doings from yourself. A person cannot tell themselves that they will be famous without taking the steps to do so. You half heartedly do things than it shows and you end up getting a half hearted “job well done” back. I think for a person to be happy with themselves they need to try. I mean not everything needs to be done so perfect that you stress yourself out, but if you feel you did your best than that’s all the “job well done” you need.
ReplyDeleteI believe that all the greatest things happen in the spur og the moment. I've had the chance to sit in and watch people work in a studio and even work in one myself. One thing I learned is that you need to let loose with the material and just let things flow. When you try and stick to the material how you have it written it's lame. Once you step out of the box and play around with it that's when it really developes and half the time you end up changing and modifying that material without realizing. That's when you have something amazing and truly noticable. And when witting material all you need to do is mess around and have fun with it. It makes it a great experience and it creates what others may feel is pure genius!
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