Saturday, November 7, 2015

The golden age

"The golden age is before us, not behind us." – William Shakespeare
The dictionary tells us the golden age is “old age” or in years, “after 65”.  Does one have to be old to find “golden years”? 


Shakespeare lived to be 52.  Wonder if he was looking forward to being older?  According to history records, he found his lasting career vocation at the age of 30 by remaining an actor and playwright for Lord Chamberlain’s Men. 

Nowadays, people don’t find a vocation at 30 and stay there for the rest of their working careers.  Some people do, some people find it earlier too.  Many do not though.  

Are we as a population too restless, too narcissistic, too impatient or too scattered to find our vocation?  Obviously Shakespeare didn’t have all the options we have due to technology.  But he did have the ability to dedicate focus to a passion he loved. 

Maybe Shakespeare was on to something.  Have dedicated focus to a passion you love and then you'll find the vocation you want to stick with until death?  

“Before us” might just mean being in the moment, right now, not in the past, not in the future, but right now allowing us to dedicate focus on our passions.

Whether you’re 20 or 50, like Shakespeare at 30, it’s okay to explore dedicated focus to what your passion is, what you love doing, or perhaps even discover what is vocation you’d love to until death.
“He that cuts off twenty years of life cuts off so many years of fearing death. (Act III, scene 1, line 101; Julius Caesar) ~ William Shakespeare
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.” - William Shakespeare
Today is a great day to find something “golden” in your life!  Thanks for stopping by!  






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