A Change of Heart:
Like many sports enthusiasts, I was most interested in stories regarding the accident of Ben Roethlisberger. Any time a prominent professional football player is in an accident, it is big news. When he drives a motorcycle without wearing a helmet, the news becomes even bigger.
My first reaction to this story was, “What a stupid thing to do!” That sentiment remained with me for a day; then I heard (probably for the tenth time) that Ben is 24 years old. While I continue to think that Ben’s action was foolish, I now have some empathy for what he did. My thoughts went back to the time was I was 24 years old. Yes, I can still remember that far back. Some of the decisions and choices I made then were very foolish indeed. I will spare the reader the details; not so much for your comfort as for my own.
Ben’s problem is even greater than mine was, in that he has the handicap of a large amount of money at a very early age.
Some time ago, I heard this saying, “It’s too bad that youth is wasted on the young.” How true!
My first reaction to this story was, “What a stupid thing to do!” That sentiment remained with me for a day; then I heard (probably for the tenth time) that Ben is 24 years old. While I continue to think that Ben’s action was foolish, I now have some empathy for what he did. My thoughts went back to the time was I was 24 years old. Yes, I can still remember that far back. Some of the decisions and choices I made then were very foolish indeed. I will spare the reader the details; not so much for your comfort as for my own.
Ben’s problem is even greater than mine was, in that he has the handicap of a large amount of money at a very early age.
Some time ago, I heard this saying, “It’s too bad that youth is wasted on the young.” How true!
posted by JollyRollie | 4:05 PM
3 Comments:
I believe that younger people believe they are invincible, or at least the majority of them do. From doing things like not wearing our seatbelts to jumping off of a house roof with our skateboard, we all do something that prooves we think we are invincible. I'm not sure but I would assume that money and fame would only make that worse. I would like to write more I just noticed the time and I must be off to work.
BudPundit: Years ago, the company where I worked was headed by a wise man. He made this statement: “What you see depends on where you sit.” In other words, what we perceive depends on our life situation and experience.
BudPundit: That's really funny!
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