Have you ever woken up and known that today was your day? I have, but only once. I am sure we have all had our bad days, waking up alone or with your beer goggles on. I am sure that most of the world knows what the day has in store for them, maybe its waking up having your coffee and having your suit layed out just like the day before. But, what if one day you woke up and all of that had changed, what if your mission in life has been stairing you down and you had no idea. In June of 2003 I had a vision that I would like to share with you. All my life my parents have brought me up in a good home with everything I ever needed and alot more, probably so I could have it better than they did. I totally understand that now. But now that I am at the brink of manhood and making my own decisions and qualify for state prison I understand that when I was young and my parents told me I could be anything I wanted they meant it to a certain extent. You can be anything you want as long as it coinsides with what I want you to do. I have been riding bikes almost my whole life and up until that magical day in June thats all it was (riding bikes). Have you ever seen the sun come up and appear that it only shines on you, if you have not let me tell you it's magic its the kind of feeling that when you get ityou know that nothing else in life matters, like the first time you kissed a girl or your first school dance. I am young in life and feel very fortunate to have had this feeling already, as I was getting ready for work on June 7,2003 the same as I do every morning to go open the Golf Shop Oh! by the way I am a golf professional (that cant play because of bad hands)I was thinkng to myself what the day had in store for me, and it was that instant that I closed my eyes and saw the prettiest mountain I have ever seen I dont know where it was but I was cruising down it about mach 1 jumping every which way but off and there wasnt a person around but me and my ride (betsy)when I reached the finish line I was alone but lifted my hands as if I had just taken gold in the olympics. At that moment I knew that out of all the sports I have played and even though golf is my chosen profession I would leave tham all with the dissapointment and loving support of my parents to train to be the best rider in the world as long as I can get off work to do so, hahahahah! Even if this is only in my dreams let me tell you that its enough, to know that the nine mile rides and the one mile sprints that I do 3 times a week are enough for most riders, if you are seriuos about the sport and have the love of you and your bike then follow your dreams its your life and its way to short to do what other people think is proper, you will regret it later. I am sure by now you are asking yourself how does a 22 year old man know what life is like and what he is meant to do. I will tell you its because I have faith not ony in god but in myself, I believe I was brought up good enough to no the difference in right and wrong and to stay away from the bad things. Money is not everything but it sure payes the bills dont do something because you have to, do something because thats what you were meant to do and because thats what makes you happy, that is what gets me through the day knowing that (betsy) will be there when I get home and we are free to go wherever we want if that makes us HAPPY!THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS ARTICLE I HOPE I CAN MAKE YOU SEE THAT ITS NICE TO DO FOR OTHERS BUT SOMETIMES ITS NICE TI DO FOR YOU. MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY AND THAT SMILE IS ENOUGH FOR MOST PEOPLE...
IM OUT,
JON
A.K.A fish
jonwhaletx@yahoo.com
