I have been watching a lot of the the TV show The Wire lately. In light of taking a new job this week, it has me thinking... I should have been a homicide detective. I think I would be really good at it. There are so many times when I am watching a movie, or a TV show, and I can guess what is going to happen.
Examples: Letters to Juliet... I knew that she was going to fall for the grandson of the lady that she was helping.
The Passion of the Christ... I kept on saying to the youth group kid sitting next to me, "I bet that guy betrays Jesus, I bet that guys betrays Jesus". Sure enough, he did.
Any M Night Shamamamlan movie (except The Sixth Sense).... Before the movie starts I say to myself, "this is going to be a terrible, terrible, terrible movie and I am going to be so mad at myself for watching it when it is through." And I am always right, except for The Last Airbender, I didn't get to see the ending, because the movie theater turned off the film twenty minutes into the showing because it was soooo terrible.
My point is, sure I might have been a terrific detective, and I would probably be the guy that all the other detectives gave their cold cases to, because I was that good. But fortunately for murderers and other low lifes, that was not in the cards for me.
You see, just as all the career placement tests I took in high school predicted, I am going to be a middle manager for durable medical equipment company, and I am thrilled and thankful for the opportunity. We weren't going to starve to death, if I didn't get this job, but it simply means we can meet our kids sooner and for this I am thankful.
I used to want a romantic job. Not as like a romance novelist (though I could have done that too), but a job where I could change the world. I had those jobs, but I was still left unfulfilled. Now, what I want more than anything, is the continued health of my wife, and to grow our family through adoption.
Examples: Letters to Juliet... I knew that she was going to fall for the grandson of the lady that she was helping.
The Passion of the Christ... I kept on saying to the youth group kid sitting next to me, "I bet that guy betrays Jesus, I bet that guys betrays Jesus". Sure enough, he did.
Any M Night Shamamamlan movie (except The Sixth Sense).... Before the movie starts I say to myself, "this is going to be a terrible, terrible, terrible movie and I am going to be so mad at myself for watching it when it is through." And I am always right, except for The Last Airbender, I didn't get to see the ending, because the movie theater turned off the film twenty minutes into the showing because it was soooo terrible.
My point is, sure I might have been a terrific detective, and I would probably be the guy that all the other detectives gave their cold cases to, because I was that good. But fortunately for murderers and other low lifes, that was not in the cards for me.
You see, just as all the career placement tests I took in high school predicted, I am going to be a middle manager for durable medical equipment company, and I am thrilled and thankful for the opportunity. We weren't going to starve to death, if I didn't get this job, but it simply means we can meet our kids sooner and for this I am thankful.
I used to want a romantic job. Not as like a romance novelist (though I could have done that too), but a job where I could change the world. I had those jobs, but I was still left unfulfilled. Now, what I want more than anything, is the continued health of my wife, and to grow our family through adoption.
Good goals there, Jamie :)Go medical!!!!!
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