The other day I went out to breakfast with some people. We talked about many things since I hadn’t seen them in at least 4 years.
But one conversation really interested me at the time and still does, which is why I’m writing now.
I was talking to Julie (an alias) and she was asking me whether or not I ever got into the video game craze. I told her I hadn’t. I played them occasionally when I was younger but I much preferred going outside and running around. When I was a kid, I loved being active. I still do. So video games didn’t really have a place in my life, nor do they now.
Julie was asking me this because her son (we’ll call him John, who was with us) really loves video games. And she can’t stand them! She thinks they’re horrible!
She’d rather her son be more active. She was telling me that she wants him to go outside and play with his friends but that it’s really hard to pull him away from his video games.
At the time, I just told her that I have friends who are the same way with video games. It just seems like they’re a part of them. They love playing them and, well, we’re just different in that way, which is okay with me.
As we were eating, John talked and talked about his games. It was easy to see how passionate he was about them. It seemed like we [this breakfast] were interrupting him in his religious exploration of the virtual world! Shame on us, I thought, ha!
Finding what or whom you love – whether it be in your professional and/or personal lives – is really hard.
So when you do find it, make sure you hold onto it, or to them, really, really, tight.
To John: Don’t let go!
