n. pl. mem·o·ries
1. The mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experience.
2. The act or an instance of remembering; recollection
This definition has no meaning to me, whatsoever. A memory to me is wanting to remember one second, one moment in your life-big or small. Sure we can remember past experiences, but only the important ones become true memories. Everyone does something they want to remember in their life, whether it be traveling the world taking pictures of world news, following a celebrity as paparazzi, or photographing a high school football team in Trussville, AL-no one does something they don't want to remember. I get asked a lot, "what do you want to do?" There are two ways I can take that question; either "what do you want to do with your LIFE?" or "What do you want to do NOW?" When people ask me this question, the answer that comes to my head is always, "I'm doing what I want to do." I may not know EXACTLY what I want to do with my life, but I know that what I'm doing right now, is what I want to be doing. I wouldn't trade these last 21 games I've had with my second family for anything in the world. No amount of fame, money, or exposure can ever take away the MEMORIES I've made with these guys. People always bring up the fact that I've stayed in Trussville, too. Well, if you got to see things the way I do, every Friday night...trust me, you'd be right here too.
Granted, I don't know when my last game will be, and I don't know when the last time I'll step on that field will be, but I don't want to be remembered for having a "press pass" or for just simply being on the sidelines with the most amazing guys ever. I want to be remembered as someone who was passionate about what they do, and made it known. I want to be known as a friend who was there for them, no matter what. I don't want to be a "photographer," and I don't see myself as a photographer, I see myself as the MUSHographer.
I wouldn't trade my extra days on the field for anything!
I love my boys!!!
I love my boys!!!
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