How important is Pool really in your life

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This question was discussed by a friend, and I last night, and censuses was that Pool was not the most important thing.

I recently saw my 89 year old Pops who is in failing health, told more stories of his life adventures, and got me think real hard about what is really important. This could have been the last time I saw him alive.

Then the other day one of my doctors down at the VAMC dropped a bomb on me, as he think I have, but is still to rule out what I hope is not, and in my mind I am BETTERING is not.

Think someone times we make too much of of things like Pool, who is right, the other guy is wrong, and we need to tell him so.:frown:

These things IMHO are not really that important. Now do not get me wrong, I love playing Pool. Love playing One Pocket with my buddy I call the “PROF” even thought he is a retired cattleman. Think like me, has great life experiences to share, and has some real good dry humor. But when I look in the mirror I know I will not win the One Pocket at DCC in my life.

But honestly the most important things in life, you can not buy at any price, and they are for sale. <<<<<-----Example.:wink:

You can be President of the USA, be the Crown Prince to the British Throne, but you can not buy Good Health. Best Health Care in the World is available if you have the Money, but Paul McCarthy had the Money. Look where his wife Linda ended up, even thought Paul could have paid for any cure.:thud:
 
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If pool is even in your top 5 then I think a person should take a good look at their life... that is, unless you're a top flight pro because then it's understood.. it's your livelihood at that level.
 
Very good question, it is important to me in that I want to play my best and win every time I play. However in the grand scheme of things it is totally insignificant next to Family, Health, Work and Friendship. Don't get me wrong I love playing but it's not indispensible like the other things mentioned above, it follows close behind though.
 
Pool is a game to me. I enjoy playing well but not enough to practice daily. Now that I have children in my life pool has become just a game that i like to play when time permits. I just dont take it serious anymore. I do however love to talk and read about pool. This site gives me that !
 
If you want to break the order of most important things in life down "generally" then pool is easlily top 5!
God.... Family.... Job.....Friends.....Pool
I think about pool however, when I am in church, with my family, when I am at work and I play pool with my friends!

I'm screwed.
 
I posted this before, so I don't mind posting it again as a reminder.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was
full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He
shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf
balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course,
the sand filled up the remaining space. He asked once more if the jar was full. The
students responded with an unanimous 'yes'.

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the
entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the space between the sand
particles. The students laughed.

Now, said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that
this jar represents your life. "
"The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health,
your friends, your favourite passions - things that if everything else were lost,
and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other
things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else
- the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the
pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and
energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are
important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children. Take your partner out to dinner. Go out with friends. There
will always be time to clean the house and fix the washing. Take care of the golf
balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just
sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.The
professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how
full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."
 
I've gone months, even years without playing over the course of time, but I will always have a love affair with this great game.....it's a game of tradition and honor, while at the same time being a little gritty and shady.....have great memories of walking into somebody's personal room at home, seeing a beautiful table and playing for hours.....and at the same time, love walking into an old pool hall that has a healthy scent of liquor, smoke, and old wood.....

Granted, football season is almost starting, so the most important thing in life currently is fantasy football :grin:
 
How important is pool in your life

Ever notice when you see someone in a pool room and ask how they are , most of the time they say I am playing terrible, once in a while it's, I am playing great. must be pretty important to those people.
 
Pool keeps my blood going an my pea brain active. Even typing this is a mind thing. Love the cast of charterers here at AZ. You have to admit you sure can receive a lot of knowledge an a few chuckles here. As for the game I do love it an it is a great part of my retirement life. To put it a head of my two grand kids who are 21 an 23 years old a my beautiful daughter an wife of 46years I don't think so. But for all the years I got up to do the mans beading it sure is nice to look at the green felt in the morning. :wink:
 
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Ctyhntr, rep to you that is a great story. I think I will have to steal it, but when I tell it you will be the professor.;)
 
@Ctyhntr,

Great story! Glad you shared it.

Agree with what everyone has said, have one addition. For some people they need a hobby/sport/exercise in order to maintain a healthy state of mind. I know if I'm not doing something active at least once a week other parts of my life suffer because of it.
 
Lifes' Most Improtant Event

Each event, as it occurs, is the most important! Live each to its fullest, then move on. When the final rack is played it is the sum of all events that determine who or what you have been. Only then can you ask "Did I leave any mountains unclimbed"? May your life be as blessed as you have blessed others!
 
I love pool. I will always love pool. It will always be one of the things I love to do most in life and I will always look for a way to include it in my life.

But I won't let it rule my life. It isn't that important to me. I won't let it get in the way of seeing the world, spending time with my family and friends, taking my girlfriend out and spending time with her, having the chance to catch a good sports game or concert, taking care of my dog, being a responsible human being and so forth.

If someone told me I had to give it up for a year because it was hurting my health... I'd do it. Life is just more important than pool.

Greg
 
Did anyone notice that the op, CC, said his doctor just dropped a bomb on him regarding a possible serious medical problem.

What's up Cowboy?

Hope you will be okay.

Best,
Brian kc
 
Kickin' Chicken said:
Did anyone notice that the op, CC, said his doctor just dropped a bomb on him regarding a possible serious medical problem.

What's up Cowboy?

Hope you will be okay.

Best,
Brian kc
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i noticed. i hope everything turns out well cowboy. i am actually experiencing the same thing but with my wife. i hate the waiting game...
 
Henry,

That's a nice little story. Rep to you!!! Bring the point home from what cowboy is saying that sometime you need a wake up call to set your priority straight. Hope all is good.

Duc.

ctyhntr said:
I posted this before, so I don't mind posting it again as a reminder.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was
full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He
shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf
balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course,
the sand filled up the remaining space. He asked once more if the jar was full. The
students responded with an unanimous 'yes'.

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the
entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the space between the sand
particles. The students laughed.

Now, said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that
this jar represents your life. "
"The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health,
your friends, your favourite passions - things that if everything else were lost,
and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other
things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else
- the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the
pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and
energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are
important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children. Take your partner out to dinner. Go out with friends. There
will always be time to clean the house and fix the washing. Take care of the golf
balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just
sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.The
professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how
full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."
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Well lets see been playing since I could see over the table.
At 45 I had an Arotic dissection,a stroke,kidney failure,an ulcer repaired all at once.... Basically I died twice and was in a coma for a month.
When I woke up and my wife explained what had happened.
Laying in the hospital bed I was unable to sit up or do anything.

THE FIRST THING I DID WAS MAKE A BRIDGE WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND STROKE MY LEFT ARM BACK AN FORTH.

I told my wife Ill be fine
she said you can't even sit up. I said "They can strap me to a board and prop me up to the table"

I'm not back at the level I once was but at least I'm playing the game I love

Bottom line do what makes you happy and stay alive
 
When all the test are done, I will know their best guess. Remember most Doctors only Practice Medicine.

As my buddy use to say the difference between a Witch Doctor,
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and Real Doctor is only 2,000 YEARS, and a RATTLE!!!!
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