Observations On Life

[Sailor Steve]

Make them good!

I've played in a lot of bands and in a lot of bars over the years, and this question seems to follow me everywhere. Have you ever noticed that every bar in every town in the world seems to have at least one bouncer who is six feet tall, four feet wide and three feet deep, and looks like he could pick up Arnold Schwarzenneger and break him in two; and every single one of them is called "Tiny", or "Junior"?

[Armistead]

A bold opposite statement is often used to exaggerate the obvious.

[troopie]

I find life's a bit like riding a bike; if you focus too much on that pothole/tree/patch of sand you're trying to avoid, you can guarantee you'll hit it!

[Cybermat47]

Life is like the TARDIS; Ya never know where your gonna end up...

[STEED]

Born free TAX for life.

[BossMark]

Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee flushed half way through and then raced against the flush.

[troopie]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Thanks for all the replies, and pretty much all of them were witty, and contained some truth, but all are stock replies you can find anywhere online. I was looking more for actual observations on life's oddities and absurdities.

Originally Posted by troopie

I find life's a bit like riding a bike; if you focus too much on that pothole/tree/patch of sand you're trying to avoid, you can guarantee you'll hit it!

Funnily enough, I didn't post this as a throw-away line (not that you could've known) and I certainly didn't google it. In fact, although it's no doubt been thought before, I've never heard anyone else make the comparison. I posted it because It's something I've been dweling on a lot lately.

When I was a kid someone was showing me how to ride a motorbike and he warned me not to stare at an object you are trying to avoid, as you will automatically steer towards it, better to to focus on the path around it.

Well, ~ ten or so years ago I found myself discontent with where my life was heading, I kept meeting older people in the same situation as I was in then, and they seemed destined to die with sad lonely lives. So I found some resolve and decided to knuckle down and 'get somewhere in life', I guess, by keeping mindful of where I didn't want to end up.

Well ten years later I'm crashing and burning in a big way and I can't help but think back to that fellers advice and think, maybe I shoulda taken that on board a little more! I mean hindsight's great 'n' all, but maybe if I focused more on what I had around me, I would've ended up at the right place anyway?

Sorry if this is a bit lame or too serious but I just wanted to explain my quote! And who knows, maybe someone might get something out of it.

[Jimbuna]

Over the years I've often found that junk is something you throw away a few weeks before you need it.

[TarJak]

I've found life is much better when you live it rather than not.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Over the years I've often found that junk is something you throw away a few weeks before you need it.

For me it's about 2 days for before I need it. Meanwhile I see the rubbish truck heading down the road after dumping my cans in the back!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by troopie

Funnily enough, I didn't post this as a throw-away line (not that you could've known) and I certainly didn't google it. In fact, although it's no doubt been thought before, I've never heard anyone else make the comparison. I posted it because It's something I've been dweling on a lot lately.

I apologize. I saw the first line and yawned . My bad.

When I was a kid someone was showing me how to ride a motorbike and he warned me not to stare at an object you are trying to avoid, as you will automatically steer towards it, better to to focus on the path around it.

I've noticed that. I've never talked about it because I assumed it was just me.

Well, ~ ten or so years ago I found myself discontent with where my life was heading, I kept meeting older people in the same situation as I was in then, and they seemed destined to die with sad lonely lives. So I found some resolve and decided to knuckle down and 'get somewhere in life', I guess, by keeping mindful of where I didn't want to end up.

Thirty years ago I asked a 70-year-old of my aquaintance "When am I going to stop feeling like a kid in a world full of grown-ups?"

He replied "I don't know. Ask me again in ten years."

Well ten years later I'm crashing and burning in a big way and I can't help but think back to that fellers advice and think, maybe I shoulda taken that on board a little more! I mean hindsight's great 'n' all, but maybe if I focused more on what I had around me, I would've ended up at the right place anyway?

"Maybe if I..."

That's the worst thing we can do, and the more past I have the more I seem to dwell on it.

Sorry if this is a bit lame or too serious but I just wanted to explain my quote! And who knows, maybe someone might get something out of it.

Not lame at all, and definitely not too serious, at least not for me. While I'm sorry I missed your meaning the first time around, I'm also glad because it lead to you posting this.

Thanks!