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#3 - OPPORTUNITIES
I GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE LADIES THAT COORDINATES THE FLEA MARKET I’LL BE SELLING AT, AND SHE TOLD ME SHE HAD AN OFFER FOR ME AND I WAS VERY CONFUSED. SHE THEN TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD CUT MY VENDOR FEE IN HALF IF I HELPED HER AND OTHER SELLERS SET THEIR BOOTHS UP BEFOREHAND. ONE OF MY GOALS GOING INTO THIS FIRST PHYSICAL SELLING EXPERIENCE WAS TO NOT WORRY AS MUCH ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT I CAN SELL, BUT MORE ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE I CAN GAIN. NETWORKING WITH OTHER VENDORS WAS SOMETHING I WAS THE MOST EXCITED ABOUT, AND THIS OFFER PLACED IN MY HANDS ONE OF THE MOST PERFECT OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT. ALONGSIDE WITH THE VENDOR FEE ONLY BEING 30 DOLLARS, HAVING A GUARANTEED SCENARIO OF POSITIVE INTERACTION WITH FELLOW SELLERS WOULD BE ONE OF THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCES I COULD GAIN. THIS ENTIRE SITUATION REMINDS ME OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OPPORTUNITY, AND THAT EXPERIENCE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF TAKING OPPORTUNITIES.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY IS, ACTING ON AN OFFER OF ANY KIND WILL ALWAYS LEAVE YOU WITH SOME LEVEL OF GAINED EXPERIENCE. IF WE THINK ABOUT THIS IN MINECRAFT TERMS, IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING AS GETTING XP AND WORKING TOWARDS LEVEL 30 ENCHANTMENTS. YOU CAN'T DO A LEVEL 30 ENCHANTMENT IF YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH XP AND ENOUGH BOOKCASES AROUND YOUR ENCHANTMENT TABLE. IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE GAME, YOU DON’T NEED FORTUNE 3 OR SHARPNESS 5 YET, YOU JUST NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING SET UP IN YOUR WORLD. THE EXACT SAME THING IS TRUE FOR REAL LIFE. THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE END GAME LOOT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME, SO WHY STRESS OVER IT??? AS LONG AS YOU’VE GOT A BASE AND A FOOD SOURCE, YOU ALREADY ARE IN A BETTER SITUATION THAN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE MORE GENERAL GRATTITUDE LIKE THIS CAN IMMENSELY SHIFT YOUR MIND TO A MUCH MORE POSITIVE STATE OF BEING.
I WON’T DISAGREE WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS SOME LEVEL OF DELUSION, BUT I WILL ALSO SAY NOT ALL DELUSION IS BAD. WHILE THE MERIAM WEBSTER DICTIONARY DEFINITION IS “a false idea or belief” , I BEG THE QUESTION, WHAT IS FALSE? WITH EVERY HUMAN GROWING UP IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT THAN ONE ANOTHER, HOW COULD YOU EXPECT EVERY PERSON TO HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT. RIGHT, WRONG, BEAUTIFUL, UGLY, NASTY, DELICIOUS. EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A DIFFERENT CONCEPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OF THOSE WORDS. IF WE USE THIS AS AN EXCUSE TO OSTRASIZE A PERSON, WE ARE MISSING OUT ON THE ENTIRE BEAUTY OF THESE IDEAS TO OUR WORLD: THE WHY.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT HAS EVER DONE SOMETHING HAD A REASON FOR MAKING THE DECISION THEY MADE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT A SITUATION FROM A SURFACE LEVEL, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE FULL STORY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT LED THAT PERSON TO THAT MOMENT. WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE WORLD, IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND ANY REASON FOR THE BRUTAL MURDERS THAT TAKE PLACE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PEOPLE INVOLVED HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO BE KILLED. HOWEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE HORRORS OUR GENERATION IS GOING TO FACE AS OUR PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO MAKE THE WORST DECISIONS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY, WE MUST CONTINUE TO GROW IN PURSUIT OF A BETTER FUTURE. A BETTER WORLD. ONE THAT DOESN’T HAVE A TRAGEDY ON THE NEWS EVERY SINGLE DAY. ONE THAT IS BASED IN LOVE. AND WHILE THIS MAY SEEM DELUSIONAL, I BELIEVE THAT IS THE ENERGY THAT IS NECESSARY TO BRING SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO LIFE.
IF IT TAKES BEING CALLED DELUSIONAL OR CRAZY TO BRING AN IDEA OF THIS SCALE TO REALITY, I’M WILLING TO CARRY THAT BAGGAGE. I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE CLOSE TO ME THAT UNDERSTAND THE FULL STORY, SO NONE OF THIS IS THAT CRAZY TO THEM. AND TO THOSE THAT ONLY KNOW ME THROUGH THESE DOCUMENTS, I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU UP TO DATE. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL REASONS I WANTED TO DOCUMENT MY LIFE IN THIS WAY IS THE IDEA OF LEAVING A PIECE OF ME THAT IS SO PERSONAL WITH THE WORLD THAT EVEN WHEN I’M NO LONGER HERE, THE IDEAS I’VE POURED ENERGY INTO FOR THE SAKE OF GROWTH WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. I BELIEVE READING IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN RECLAIMING YOUR MIND FROM THE CONSTANT DISTRACTION OF OUR PHONES. I BELIEVE THAT GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY TO READ THIS TEXT WILL ALLOW THE WORDS TO HAVE MORE IMPACT AND POSSIBLY RESONATE DEEPER IN YOUR MIND. EVEN IF SOMEONE THOUGHT THAT THE MAJORITY OF WHAT I WRITE IS BULLSHIT, IF THERE WAS EVEN 1 IDEA THAT THEY READ THAT SHIFTED THEIR PERSPECTIVE TO A MORE POSITIVE STATE THAN BEFORE, I WOULD CONSIDER THAT A WIN. OK OK THAT WAS A LOT OF TALKING, STARTING IN THE NEXT ISSUE I’LL BEGIN INCLUDING SOME PHOTOS OF WHAT I’VE BEEN WORKING ON. THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR LENDING ME YOUR MIND. FUCK DONALD TRUMP FUCK ICE.
-CAMERON CAMPBELL CRAIG