Jul 24, 2005 04:25
Man it's been along time since I updated this thing.
Still at the donut shop. Still dealing them donuts. For awhile, well, the past year or so, I had this feeling that all my friends and associates were going in two directions. I had people around me progressing into careers and great opportunities. I also witnessed several people regress badly. I hope they pull themselves up. As for me, I couldn't help but have this feeling that I was in the middle of those two. Stuck stagnant somewhere suspeneded in mediocrity. It was kind of depressing, but I tried to keep my head up. I don't believe in that whole "take time to find yourself" bullshit. I'm not under a rock somewhere or stuck in between the couch cushions. Granted, I didn't know where I was going, hence "lost," but I sure as hell knew where I was. (I.E stuck stagnant somewhere suspended in mediocrity) Well all of that is over with now. So for those of " you's " not in the know I'll even draw you a little handy dandy chart of some sorts.
EMT training (Fall 05')
Paramedic School (Summer '06)
Central Florida Fire Academy (Fall '07)
So basically I will be working as a EMT by the beggining of next year. Hopefully I won't be scraping any of you off the concrete anytime soon. I also forgot to mention I'll be volunteering for the Red Cross also. So if I pay you a visit on behalf of the Red Cross, there's a strong possibility your house burned down. Sorry about that in advance.
To note a recent observation of mine:
It's funny how people criticize you and say you will never amount to shit. But then when you try and amount to something, they want you to fail. So it seems to me they tried to keep you down from the beginning, and then when you tried to rise above, they want to bring you back down. My observation is this:
It must be lonely to be a person with no ambition, no goals, and no dreams. That's why they try desperately to keep your mind sedated in a state of apathy, to numb your dreams and ambition. So you can be like them. Without us they would have nobody. Misery loves company.
Well all I have to say is this; Normally I would say go fuck yourself you shitheads. But I'm not. If you belong to the above category then I feel sorry for you and I offer you this advice. Use the energy you spend criticizing your peers to better yourself and become something.
If someone around you is poisoning your ambition and motivation, get rid of them. Get rid of them fast. Bad company corrupts good character.