About two weeks ago, while driving home from a friends and family sort of weekend trip, a Peterbilt eighteen-wheeler truck collided with my tiny two-door Toyota Celica. My dog and I had the extreme good fortune to walk away completely unscathed, but since the accident, I've had all manner of crazy thoughts run through my head. God knows what's going on in my dog's...
It started with the typical questions you would expect: Did all of that really happen? How did I survive the crash? How is every bone in my body not broken? Why didn't the F@*#ing airbags deploy?!? Then a bit more existential: Why am I still alive? What have I done with my life? What does my life actually mean? Now all of those questions have passed, but one thought has stuck in my head like the latest crappy pop song: Why isn't my life great?
I have a decent job, a place to live, food on the table, a college education, supportive friends and family, and the "all the opportunity in the world" cliche that, together, point to the idea that my life is in fact good...but let's be real for a second...What the hell does that even mean? How do those five things make me any different from 98% of the other twenty-something college grads in America? How am I unique? Its time to make a change...This is where that change starts.
There's no more room in my life for good, average, or ordinary...only awesome, atypical, unusual, and brilliant. I want to be remarkable. I want to reclaim the title of Man of Mystery and give it new meaning...own it. What all that entails, I'm not completely positive. More importantly...I intend to share it all with you.
So I'll start out with some semi-coherent ramblings, some things that I find important, and some stepping stones on my way to true Man of Mystery status, but to be honest, I have no idea where this thing is going to lead. Then again...isn't that half the fun? Would you even bother reading the rest of a book if the author laid out every twist, turn, and exactly how the story would end in the first 5 pages? What I'm really saying is stick around...This is just page one...and I'll definitely make it worth your read.
Until Next Time,
Eric Hawkins
Modern Man of Mystery (in Making)
You are inspiring me to be more aggressive with my blog, and with my life. I totally know where you're coming from with the whole unfulfilling feeling with your decent yet humdrum life. That's kind of why I left the state. My only advice is don't get hung up on the downside of things. Enjoy those things that make you even pseudo happy. Stay cool my friend.
ReplyDeleteOh yes and I am really glad you are okay. I lost my grandfather in an eighteen wheeler accident. Even though the airbags didn't deploy you have to thank modern technology for survival. Even without a near death experience I appreciate life. More people should. Help spread the word!
ReplyDeleteGlad you posted this, Tomorrow I'm quitting my main job, giving my 30 day notice to the apartment and moving to Los Angeles until my Visa comes in. Once I get my Visa I'm off to Russia and then..... my goal is to land in Berlin.. but at this point.. I'm following my heart.
ReplyDeleteI just realized it looks like I'm quitting my job because of your blog. Well Easy E :) it's not all because of you. But who knows. Caleb has inspired me and I hope I've done the same for him. - Danni :)
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