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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Thats exactly what I'm saying.
Its not an endictment on him as a person necessarily. He's just not a guy in his masculine who is acting upon that essence because he is shying away from his career goals at the end of the day.
A lot of guys don't act on their goals and decide they're going to put family ahead of their goals when they find out that's happening. So they settle on a less ideal situation or position than that they could have reached - in this case, competing for the cup.
It is loving and selfless in one sense, but they're also giving up something that they desire within them in another sense. And guys who give up their career goals in favour of others (even family) are going to be left wanting at the end of the day because they didn't fully fill out the potential of where they could've reached and realise their own potential.
So for Johnny to take this route is disappointing. But maybe Johnny just isn't up to tackling both. And that's what I was getting at.
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Prioritizing Career Goals = Good and fulfilling your potential
Prioritizing family and being loving, and self less = Bad and not realizing your potential.
Got it.
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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Do I judge him for it? No. I don't. But I'm not going to pretend that he isn't giving up something that is in the essence of every guy which is the drive to achieve one's goals within their passion. It just is what it is.
He has different priorities now. And that's fine.
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This is your take...but doesn't mean it's right or that it's some thing that a man must achieve to feel fulfilled.
I'm pretty well regarded at my place of employment and am on a decent career trajectory and I feel fulfilled and happy with my career, but I feel 1000% times more fullfilled when I watch my daughter do something I taught her than anything I get from my career, or when I get to see her doing cool things with her grandparents.