Re: Guilty as Charged
I think I probably should've given more background on what was going on with me as I was coming to these conclusions... but I didn't. I'm sorry. I'll try to explain better next time. So, my reply to you:
I think that you have a valid point... I didn't take into account the bad changes that everyone goes through. I was only writing about the maturing ones. You could argue that some forms of "maturing" are bad and that if you let yourself just go with what's happening then you're just being a spectator. I choose not to. I've realized that there is a point in your life when you have to let go and just Be. I know you've heard the cliche about how it isn't the destination but the journey that gets you there that is important... I happen to think that the destination is more important. When you're on the journey you should work, or play, or think or whatever you need to do... but you can't spend your entire life becoming. It takes work to become what you are, and part of that becoming process is examining yourself and who you are. So, I agree with you in that there is a time when you have to think about what you're becoming. There is also a time when you should think (or not think) about what you are.
A good player knows when to stop worrying about how there game is progressing. They know that sometimes you just have to play with what you've got and realize that their game has reached a certain level. I'm pretty sure that good players don't spend all of their waking moments thinking about how exactly their game got the way it is. They realize that they've reached a point and then keep pushing.
I'm playing hard.
PS- if you want to discuss this more with me I'd love to vibe with you on it. Let me know. (I have no idea who wrote this comment, but I apreciate it. It made me think about what I wrote.)
I think that you have a valid point... I didn't take into account the bad changes that everyone goes through. I was only writing about the maturing ones. You could argue that some forms of "maturing" are bad and that if you let yourself just go with what's happening then you're just being a spectator. I choose not to. I've realized that there is a point in your life when you have to let go and just Be. I know you've heard the cliche about how it isn't the destination but the journey that gets you there that is important... I happen to think that the destination is more important. When you're on the journey you should work, or play, or think or whatever you need to do... but you can't spend your entire life becoming. It takes work to become what you are, and part of that becoming process is examining yourself and who you are. So, I agree with you in that there is a time when you have to think about what you're becoming. There is also a time when you should think (or not think) about what you are.
A good player knows when to stop worrying about how there game is progressing. They know that sometimes you just have to play with what you've got and realize that their game has reached a certain level. I'm pretty sure that good players don't spend all of their waking moments thinking about how exactly their game got the way it is. They realize that they've reached a point and then keep pushing.
I'm playing hard.
PS- if you want to discuss this more with me I'd love to vibe with you on it. Let me know. (I have no idea who wrote this comment, but I apreciate it. It made me think about what I wrote.)