DJ 202

Quick Thought: Imagination

Jay Hildreth
Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read
hrtJoey Bada$$ — Unorthodox (Dirty Version)

If there’s one thing I’m thankful for keeping all of these years, it’s my sense of imagination. Having that has always kept me dreaming big, no matter how much confidence I had in myself to see them come true.

I was reminded of this a bit the day before yesterday when my mom called me. She talked about how she doesn’t see me having a “real,” 9-to-5 job, how she sees me taking the entrepreneurial route to do my thing. It’s just more proof that my mom just naturally knows me better than anybody. To be honest, I never saw myself taking the more traditional career paths like being a doctor or lawyer like my parents. I’ve always known in my heart that that’s not what I wanted to do in life. The idea of having a typical desk job has never appealed to me. The thought of working in a cubicle makes me feel trapped, like I’m boxed in. That’s why “Unorthodox” means so much for me with that one line from the verse verse:

Won’t sign to no major if no wager

Less than three million dollars off the top

I’ll be in a box when my coffin drops

Why settle for an office spot?

Again, I refuse to live my life in a box. As long as I have my imagination, I won’t ever be confined to it.

Peace,

J

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