You have an 8% chance of living, now what, How do you want to be remembered, relationship building and connections are how I want to be remembered

You have an 8% chance of living, now what, How do you want to be remembered, relationship building and connections are how I want to be remembered 1 Flares 1 Flares A buddy of mine recently returned to the great state of Pennsylvania after a two year adventure in Los  Angeles.  He moved out to Hollywood land to chase his music and acting dreams, but Dave came back to PA to save up some money and decide if/when hell go back.  Dave is the exact definition of freedom.  Since Ive known him hes always done the shit that he loves to do.  There have been times hes admitted to maybe being envious of his friends that have set careers and maybe more of their shit in order, but I cant see Dave ever wanting to change places.  My friends and I have enjoyed Dave being home, and last night he stopped over and we checked out Judd Apatows newest film, Funny People.  Dont get me wrong, the movie was full of giggles, but in the end it turned out to be a dark life lesson movie, similar to the feelings I had after watching Garden State.  Through the movie I couldnt help but think about how the lessons in it could be related to my career philosophy that Ive sh ared a few times on Corn On The Job.  Here goes nothing You have an 8% chance of living, what does that mean to you? Before presenting my quick review of the movie Ill mention that nothing I say will spoil the ending or give too much away.  In the movie, Adam Sandler plays a successful older comedian that finds out he has an 8% chance of living after being diagnosed with a rare disease.  Maybe a bit cliche, but when his life flashes over and over he starts realizing all that hes missed in life.  While he can say he owns an entire garage full of exotic cars, he cant say that he has one meaningful friendship or relationship established with another person.  Let the dark humor begin Adam Sandlers character, George Simmons, goes back to his roots in stand up and performs an incredibly depressing routine where he meets Ira Wright, a young, struggling comedian (Seth Rogan).  Their encounter leads to a friendship between them when Ira takes on a position as Georges assistant.  Ira travels with George becoming his opening act, his only friend, and the one person that knows about his illness.  Like most movies, this one eventually becomes about a girl, and in this movie its about the one that got away.  Georges career success, fame, and money blurred his priorities when he was younger and now its all crashing down on him.  When George finds out from his doctors that the alternative medicine has miraculously made him better, he finds out it may have been too late in his life to build what really matters in life.  Relationships. How I want to be remembered My favorite scene in the movie is one that takes place after Sandler finds out hes going to make it.  Hes sitting outside of his ridiculous house facing the water and he says  out loud  to himself Ive played it all wrong.  My whole life Ive been taught that hard work pays off, and there is no denying that.  What I wont allow is hard work to ruin my life.  Maybe Ill have a wife someday, maybe a family, or maybe Ill just always have great friends.  Whatever happens, I always want to be remembered for the people Ive kept close around me.  Sure, maybe Ill invent something ridiculous, or maybe more and more Corn Heads will join me here on COTJ and I can grow us into a career blog mecca and be remembered for that, but the people around me will always be most important.  A career is just a job and money.  Isnt that what it comes down to?  When you are told life isnt going to last much longer, your job and your money wont replace the comfort good people can give you. But what is surely different from what you want, and probably different from what my friend Dave wants in life.  To break into music or acting would be everything to him.  While Im sure hed keep his relationships, I could assume hed be willing to sacrifice them for a while in order to carry out his dreams.  We are all different, and we all have different paths to happiness. How do you want to be remembered? We all have our  prerogative.  Whats important to you?  I know us Generation Y workers must continually prove our worth to the older generations in the work place.  Should our long term happiness be sacrificed for that?  If you were put on the 8% list, what would you do, how would you be remembered?