| Beer and Music. |
[Nov. 2nd, 2007|09:43 am] |
This is my contribution to session #9: beer and music.
I graduated from college in 2005. Go spartans. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life so I started working with my dad. Eventually I decided to join him and be a financial planner. I took all the tests, got licensed, and have finally enjoyed my first year being independent. I told myself when I was younger that I would never wear a suit and a tie. I wasn't going to sell out and have an office job. Well, that was then, and this is now. I have a wife, hopefully a family, and just yesterday I signed all the papers to buy my first house. Responsibility is setting in.
Sometimes I feel like I live two different lives. Everyday I go home from work, put on my eclectic clothes, mess my hair up and relax. My car transports me from one life to another. I don't think I am two different people, just one person with different responsibilities and passions. I have learned that this job is one that I can support my family with as well as be passionate about and help others. Which I am really excited about.
But, I still love the arts. I have always loved music. From the punk band I used to play in, to the rock band, to the eclectic band I play in now, there has always been music. Most importantly, there has always been art. I love creating, and I love people who create. I have never been one to wear the same shirt (OK, I have a few favorites), go to the same restaurant, or listen to the same music over and over.
Fortunately, about a year and a half ago, I found good beer. I have not stopped seeking and learning since then. The thing I love about beer is the similarties to music, and the art of it all. If I may compare the two. There is nothing more rewarding than writing (brewing) a great song (beer). Or hearing a song that someone else has written (brewed) that really catches you off guard, leaving you smiling and wondering at the beauty of it. The hard work, the risk, putting yourself out there, doing something that hasn't been done before. But the pay off is huge. There will be failure, loss, sadness. But there will also be rejoicing. Upon first listen (taste) by others, you will know that you have done well. And if you don't yourself compose, share your passion for music (beer) with others. Open their eyes to the newness that exists when all is risked to create (brew) something truly special. We were made to create (brew), we were made to take it in(drink) it, we were made to share it. |
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