Success.
Fulfillment.
Ambition.
Dreams.
Words we attach particular meaning to.
Each requires perspective.
Yesterday, on the way to swim practice with the boys, the merits of swimming and practicing more during the summer were being discussed. The main idea being: the more you swim, the better you swim. The boys, however, being 11 years old and inclined to just a bit of summer-time laziness took issue with the main idea. Using their keen logical minds one of them said:
"so, if I swim four days a week I'll be as good as Michael Phelps?"
I replied with something equally logical but parental:
"Not every great swimmer is an Olympian like Michael Phelps. There are far more great swimmers than there are Olympic swimmers".
We went back and forth. Finally, we did agree if you want to be a better swimmer it will most likely involve more swim practice. And, four or five more years of swim practice would make them both better swimmers.
Since Campbell just posted some much improved times at his last meet, it must have inspired Wylie to prophesy the following:
"Well, in five years Campbell can be an Olympican (pronounced o-limp-i-can) and I can be working at McDonalds with my best friend, Thomas".
Success.
Fulfillment.
Dreams.
Ambition.
Words we attach a particular meaning to....
Perspectives.
Fulfillment.
Ambition.
Dreams.
Words we attach particular meaning to.
Each requires perspective.
Yesterday, on the way to swim practice with the boys, the merits of swimming and practicing more during the summer were being discussed. The main idea being: the more you swim, the better you swim. The boys, however, being 11 years old and inclined to just a bit of summer-time laziness took issue with the main idea. Using their keen logical minds one of them said:
"so, if I swim four days a week I'll be as good as Michael Phelps?"
I replied with something equally logical but parental:
"Not every great swimmer is an Olympian like Michael Phelps. There are far more great swimmers than there are Olympic swimmers".
We went back and forth. Finally, we did agree if you want to be a better swimmer it will most likely involve more swim practice. And, four or five more years of swim practice would make them both better swimmers.
Since Campbell just posted some much improved times at his last meet, it must have inspired Wylie to prophesy the following:
"Well, in five years Campbell can be an Olympican (pronounced o-limp-i-can) and I can be working at McDonalds with my best friend, Thomas".
Success.
Fulfillment.
Dreams.
Ambition.
Words we attach a particular meaning to....
Perspectives.
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