Thread: Just Wondering...

Carl, I think environmental influences will mould you to a greater or lesser degree, just look at the way we behave around different groups of people, family, friends, workmates etc, and on a more microscopic level with individuals within that group.
Now if we spend a lot of time with certain groups or individuals they will definately affect us, a minor example would be language, where I work including strong swear words into conversation is de rigeur, and I spend 12 hours a day, 2 weeks out of 3 with my workmates, I find that the swearing is hard to control outside of work as it is in such common usage at work. I do actively try to control it at work but it isn't easy.
I think you have certainly made some interesting career choices for someone with your apparent emotional make up, but you have survived it up until now.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

...I think you have certainly made some interesting career choices for someone with your apparent emotional make up, but you have survived it up until now.

You're saying I'm a sensitive little sooky la la aren't you?

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

You're saying I'm a sensitive little sooky la la aren't you?

No mate, either tougher than you think you are, or a masochist or both

Some people have a career while for others its a way of life. Me (even more distant), I have a job. It pays my bills but my mind is elsewhere the moment I leave.....sometimes before I leave. To me, there's much more interesting things in life beyond my job. If you are one of the lucky ones, your job and your passion are the same. For those fortunate few, there is no work. I unfortunately work.

I think you can try to make work as rewarding as possible since you spend so much time there but ultimately who a person is isn't about what they do for a living.

I've always had many things that I wanted to do and it was all independent from work so it was always entirely within my control.

I scuba dive a lot. There are many accidents where I hear people say "Well, at least he died doing what he loved doing".

If I die (drown) while scuba diving do not think I was "happy" at the end. I'd like to die (and not prematurely) in my sleep

No being eaten by sharks for me either

Originally Posted by gcbryan

I think you can try to make work as rewarding as possible since you spend so much time there but ultimately who a person is isn't about what they do for a living.

I've always had many things that I wanted to do and it was all independent from work so it was always entirely within my control.

I scuba dive a lot. There are many accidents where I hear people say "Well, at least he died doing what he loved doing".

If I die (drown) while scuba diving do not think I was "happy" at the end. I'd like to die (and not prematurely) in my sleep

No being eaten by sharks for me either

Excellent point!! I would like to die in my sleep as well, peacefully, just like my Grandfather did, unlike the screaming passengers in his car. '-0