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Apr 1, 2005
my life's purpose Yesterday I had two conversations that really helped define purpose in my life. The second one was with Brent. Brent, who is now back in school, has been reading a novel for one of his classes. He was talking about reading, and the fact that he doesn't like to speedread. The conversation went something like this: TheBrent: Have you read that one book, Farenheit . . . . Eric: 451? TheBrent: Yeah, that's it. Eric: Yeah I read it. TheBrent: You know the part where it talks about remembering everything you read? Eric: Yes. TheBrent: Ever since I read that, I read things really carefully, you know, in case that ever happens. Eric: Interesting . . . it's good of you to do your part. . . . you know what, if that does ever happen, I want to be the guy in charge of remembering Farenheit 451. TheBrent: Why? Eric: Because, just think of the irony of that. So, that has become one of my life purposes, to memorize Farehneit 451 in case all books ever get banned and I have to join an underground group to preserve all literature. The other conversation happened later in the day, and it didn't really give me a life purpose as much as giving a name to what I already am. Melissa, Justin Sanford, and myself were hanging out during the afternoon. We were at the Christian University, drinking coffeeshop drinks and looking for stuff to break. Justin was carrying his guitar singing about hippies (I'm sorry I called you a hippie, Mel). Anyway, Mel said that Justin was like a minstrel. I sid that we should start calling him Sir Robin. Mel said that we should call him Festus, from Twelfth Night, who was a Fool and a Wandering Minstrel. A Fool and a Wandering Minstrel. At that moment, Mel and I both had an epiphany. Everything was clear . . . a fool and a wandering minstrel. I'm totally putting that on my resume. The way I see it, I already am one, I just didn't have a name for it at that point. So, I used words like geek and lazy. But, I am definately a fool, as posted earlier. I like to wander a lot. And, if by minstral you mean it's most basic definition, a musician, then at least to some extent I would qualify. So now that I have a name for my identity, well, I don't know what's going to happen. But, its going to rule. posted
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