Everyone needs someone to look up to. Someone who has been in their shoes, who can
offer guidance and the perspective that age brings.
A lot of times when I was young, I didn’t want to be told
what to do; I couldn’t believe that someone had been there and might have any
idea what it was like. I was confident
and I was stubborn. I wanted to be in
control; to find my own way.
But as I’ve gotten older I’ve become a better listener. I ask questions with genuine interest and try
to learn from their answers.
But I still don’t want to be told what to do or how to feel,
when I know with the utmost conviction that they don’t understand. I want to be the one asking the
questions. I’ll choose whether I like
the answer.
I am constantly being told what I need to be doing, how to
eat, what should be important to me, and more and more what I should not be
doing. I don’t mean what to eat; I mean
how to eat it. I need to relearn how to
eat.
I know that I’ve changed, that I’ve grown up a lot, but
sometimes I still feel like that kid who won’t listen, who just wants control
of his life.
I didn’t have control then, and I don’t have it now.
you are a true Methot.
ReplyDeleteYou DO have control over some things. Hold on to those Nate. love Jayne