Tuesday, March 10, 2009

22 words

I've started reading a wonderful blog called 22 words, wherein the author's posts about life and Christianity are never more than the specified length. It wasn't until he posted about how he learned things about his father by reading an interview that I realized who he is: Abraham Piper, John Piper's son.

Today his post was this fabulous question:
How accurate were your younger self's ideas about your older self's life?

I highly recommend reading through the sixty or so comments posted so far. They are eye opening and encouraging.

And I pose the same question to you. How is your life the same or different than you thought it would be?


2 comments:

b7 said...

I'll start:

As a young teenager I pictured myself graduating from a decent school (probably IU), getting a job as a music teacher, and thereby changing the world. I hoped to be married within a few years of graduating, and that we'd start a family while I was still in my mid-twenties.

I'm in my mid-twenties now, I'm single, and I'm in grad school of Library Science. I'm changing the world, but through ministry and friendship, not teaching. And while I've worked out a lot of stuff, I'm not nearly as calm, cool, and collected as I thought I'd be by now.

MBK said...

Ten years ago: My career ambitions bounced from veterinarian (probably because I'm a 2, unfortunately can't stand to cut open animals unless they're already dead) to band director to biological research which I fell in love with at 17 or so. Also right around the same time I thought I would marry my high school sweetheart. Got the career path right, really glad I didn't stick with that relationship though.

I've grown into my own skin quite a bit since then and learned more about God and our relationship than I ever thought possible... and I still feel like I've only touched the tip of the iceberg. :) There's no place else I'd rather be.