If you can survive in the challenging and often treacherous pool rooms you will......
Soooooooo, we're all good, right?
If so, let's start a new thread that actually spreads some table knowledge.
When we get to the root of all issues we can see the human condition....not something to be judged to be "good or bad," to recognized as simply another piece to the life puzzle. I seem to work for the game, and it's not for monetary compensation, it's for things far more valuable.
Pool, for me, is also a microcosm of live in general with scenarios like "risk/reward", "win/win", "win/lose", "goal setting", "human nature tests", "structured rules", "honesty/dishonesty", "systems & controls", "capitalism", "money management", "socialism", "democracy", "social skills", compassion, understanding, problem solving, meditation, hand/eye coordination, calibrating people, gambling, drug/alcohol reality, reading road maps, understanding human behavior, giving is better than receiving, etc.
I've learned a lot about life, people, human tendencies, and especially myself playing and competing at pocket billiards (and other games/sports).
I'm told humans can learn life just living "life on life's terms," and I'm not sure it could be as well rounded and diversified as matching up and competing.
If you can survive in the challenging and often treacherous pool rooms you certainly have a head start on those that just learned in class room environments. Life is the greatest teacher and from certain vantage points, life is a game of sorts....it has all the same elements, like "risk reward" and understanding that what's obvious may not always be correct.
I'm not sure if I love pool, have a passion for it, or was just destined and born to play. Can any of us honestly answer that question? One thing's for sure, we've had "life experiences" that we could get no other way. 'The Game is the Teacher' CJ Wiley