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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
I'll probably get thumbed-down to oblivion, but I don't see this as a terribly positive portrayal of Reid. It's nice that he's been able to find a little more balance in his life, but his children and grandchildren are not going to care about how many Super Bowls he won or didn't. He has an addictive personality and it was passed on to his children. Our culture prizes workaholics, but it really shouldn't. Mike Holmgren was right. When he reflects back upon his life, I hope he doesn't wish that he had more time to break down film, but more time to spend with his children.
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It's a valid point "Hamas" and should be a cautionary tale for all of us. I remember when my job was all that mattered and my family paid for it, as did I in the end.
Now I have a new lease on life and coach my 9 year old boys teams. It's fun and something he will always remember. More importantly, I now realize that my job will be there when I get there and that the world does not revolve around my endless hours working. "Work smarter not harder" used to piss me off but now I realize there is great wisdom in those sayings handed down generation after generation.
One time an older man told me that I needed to "spend less time doing the right thing and more time thinking about what I ought to be doing'. It pissed me off. My ignorance would not accept what he was trying to tell me.
I now realize that I know so little about life that "I don't even know what I don't know." Most importantly my family is better off for it.
It's a great read about Andy and I both wish him well and feel sorry for him and his family at the same time. Perhaps his old kicker said it best. Shouldn't we all live our lives based on what will end up on our gravestone? Just a question which I nor you truly have an answer for. Godspeed Andy, Godspeed.