He Tried

I don’t mean in the sense of being a try-hard (is that even a term people still use), but meaning I’m pretty good at attempting to pursue enough things so I might one day hit the jackpot.

This seems to be an ongoing theme of my ramblings – the importance of trying to do what comes naturally and brings you the most joy. If my life can be defined as that I’ll take it. He reached for the stars, maybe just wasn’t quite able to touch them, but at least he tried.

Otherwise I often ponder how I would write my autobiography, since we are on the subject. Though my life has been relatively dull when compared to people with larger than life stories, the challenge in writing anything is to make it interesting for the reader.

When people talk of literature this is a good way to describe it – as the art of writing in a way that is interesting regardless of subject matter, beyond simple storytelling. There’s usually something that happens which at least grabs the readers attention, but how you build to the event is equally important. What part of your life would you consider worth focusing on?

Perhaps it would be the art of pursuing dreams and the inevitable wins and losses, or successes and failures. That would probably work for me.