Terrific perspective presented here Tom, thanks for a nice read. I think we all want to be the hero in our own stories, and I can tell you that there are PLENTY of times where I thought I was a hero too...at least until a bit of time passed by and I was able to see the situation quite differently, just as you have with the train incident…
Terrific perspective presented here Tom, thanks for a nice read. I think we all want to be the hero in our own stories, and I can tell you that there are PLENTY of times where I thought I was a hero too...at least until a bit of time passed by and I was able to see the situation quite differently, just as you have with the train incident. Fortunately, in the case of this train story no one was hurt, so that makes it easy to look back with a bit more reverence on it. A good lesson learned.
Some of my own stories that had me playing the hero ended with plenty of hurt feelings, and thus it's far easier to see the situation more clearly for what it was, meaning me being either selfish or just plain dumb and unable to see the world from the perspective of others. As you pointed out quite correctly, the passage of time can sure have a way with how we remember things. I would further add that I think it's a very intelligent thing to do when we analyze our past actions, as a lot of people are likely quite incapable of doing so.
A truly disturbing version of this took place in my own family, as my mom held my birth father up on a pedestal 35+ years after their divorce. We all want to love our parents for sure, but my father did not deserve this type of feeling through his own failed actions and choices, and thus it was really bizarre for me to witness it happen. However, the passage of time really does have a way with us, and of course my mom had the right to feel the way she did even though others didn't agree with it.
You have earned the right to take a needed break, but your fans will be here waiting for your next story when you are ready to tell it!
Thanks Steve, lovely of you to say. That story about your mom is really something! My mom did the opposite: she tore my dad down the whole time they were married, then didn’t speak of him for years after the divorce. Here’s hoping we both learned from their examples.
Terrific perspective presented here Tom, thanks for a nice read. I think we all want to be the hero in our own stories, and I can tell you that there are PLENTY of times where I thought I was a hero too...at least until a bit of time passed by and I was able to see the situation quite differently, just as you have with the train incident. Fortunately, in the case of this train story no one was hurt, so that makes it easy to look back with a bit more reverence on it. A good lesson learned.
Some of my own stories that had me playing the hero ended with plenty of hurt feelings, and thus it's far easier to see the situation more clearly for what it was, meaning me being either selfish or just plain dumb and unable to see the world from the perspective of others. As you pointed out quite correctly, the passage of time can sure have a way with how we remember things. I would further add that I think it's a very intelligent thing to do when we analyze our past actions, as a lot of people are likely quite incapable of doing so.
A truly disturbing version of this took place in my own family, as my mom held my birth father up on a pedestal 35+ years after their divorce. We all want to love our parents for sure, but my father did not deserve this type of feeling through his own failed actions and choices, and thus it was really bizarre for me to witness it happen. However, the passage of time really does have a way with us, and of course my mom had the right to feel the way she did even though others didn't agree with it.
You have earned the right to take a needed break, but your fans will be here waiting for your next story when you are ready to tell it!
Thanks Steve, lovely of you to say. That story about your mom is really something! My mom did the opposite: she tore my dad down the whole time they were married, then didn’t speak of him for years after the divorce. Here’s hoping we both learned from their examples.