Candy Now or Later?

I once had a Poli Sci professor who made the observation that “Most Americans would take some candy now over more candy later.” When he first taught that to the class I kind of laughed and filed it away in the back of my mind.

Now over the past couple of weeks Valium and I have been mulling over our lives and what we should about our various situations. It wasn’t until we truly began this serious discussion that I realized exactly what my professor was saying. Some of you may not know that only a couple of years ago, I was making a very, very good wage. In fact, considering my age and my lack of college degree, it was an incredibly good wage. I was perfectly happy living the rest of my life in a carrier that didn’t really have any soul or meaning but brought in the money.

Then something happened. I remembered what it was like to create. I began to realize that the creative drive inside of my that I thought was dead was in fact just sleeping. I decided to explore that part of me and go back to school. After a few bumps along the way, I have finally realized what it is I am looking for. Some focus and enlightenment on what I need to do in order to bring to life my creations. I realized that creativity and art does not come without sacrifice, which brings me to the candy now vs. candy later question.

I think that I am beginning to really appreciate the concept of more candy later. I now understand that in order for us to truly accomplish what we want to accomplish, we need minimize our lives and get down to “le strict nécessaire.” So, all this is to say don’t be surprised to see some more changes from the Mrz. Fairchild.

We’ll keep you posted.