Born to...?

I was listening to a radio program last night in my car about zookeepers. They get paid squat, but they're people who love animals. They were those kids who were always bringing home the injured birds or kittens. Then the radio host mentioned something that made me think some deep thoughts. I don't remember what those deep thoughts were, but trust me, they were DEEP. Anyhoo, he mentioned that zookeepers do their jobs because they were born to do it. As adults they are doing the things they loved to do as kids.

As a kid I don't remember enjoying anything too specific other than playing and riding bikes and just general kid stuff. However, one thing pops out as something I REALLY enjoyed. When I lived in Sandy it seemed we were on the outskirts of civilization. We had miles and miles of undeveloped land around us where we spent summer days catching lizards and winter days sledding down the biggest frigging hill you've ever seen. Scares me just to think about it now. That's another blog for another day.

We also took our BB guns and .22's out into the open fields and shot them on a fairly regular basis. It was pretty normal, actually, to see a kid walking down the street with a BB gun in the 70's and 80's. No big deal.

But then the teen years came and life got sort of crazy with everything that goes with growing up. I married my wife, had kids and never really showed a great interest in firearms because, well, there just wasn't time for it. Until about 7 years ago when I met Garth. That relationship rekindled my appreciation for firearms. I learned to reload and learned lots of things about ballistics.

Another passion of mine that I discovered in high school was acting. I had been involved in drama for about 18 months when I competed in the State 4A Drama Competition. I took 1st place for humorous interpretation. After I performed in The Music Man in 2008, my home teaching companion approached me and said, "Man...you missed your calling in life."

Meh...Although I would love to turn these passions into a way to make money and support a family, it just doesn't work right now. It may never work out. I enjoy my current job enough to say I could retire at it in 20 years.

Are you doing what you were born to do? Are you happy either way? Things may not turn out the way you expect, but as long as you're happy, it's all good!