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Show THE THUNDERBIRD View SUSC PAGE MONDAY, MAY 14, 1990 FROM ACROSS THE TRACKS Southern Utah's largest selection of Serger thread: including popular neon colors 3,000 yards cones s2" 6,000 yards s4951 COMMENTARY BY ROBERT BUBBA JOHNSON Wasted potential makes waste of life One fatal accident, two serious injuries, and one arrest under allegations of rape; isnt this that sleepy little college in Cedar City? My prayers go out for those involved in these unfortunate incidents, and my heart goes out to their families, but today my advice goes out to those at risk you. Excuse this column if it is a bit melancholy, but wasted potential does that to me. So much so that I would risk offending some to help others. This column is about choices: the good, the bad, and the ugly choices we each make or dont make every day. This column is about potential wasted potential. This column is for all of those times we 1 would have, will look back on our lives and say I could have, or I should have been, and it was written by a never was as opposed to a has been. It was almost an average morning; I got up, got dressed, went down for a McMuffin (or two), and attempted to study before class. After about twenty minutes of fruitless effort, I got up, went home, and cried uncontrollably for about 2 Vz hours. (Needless to say I felt much better afterwards.) This unexpected outburst of emotion was caused by the previous nights activities. I had endured three hours of auditions for A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum singing little and reading less and then not getting a part in the show. Few are the things Ive desired more than a part in that play; the disappointment was a bit more than I could bear. So, as I sat there under my covers gasping for breath between sobs, a strange array of thoughts raced through my mind; anger at the (supposed) wrongs done to me, dispair that this was my last chance to show em (whoever em is), and above all embarrassment that I was crying about something so insignificant as a role in a play. Imagine that; me crying (not a pretty sight is it). Well, as I said, I dried my eyes and went on with life feeling much better. The other night I sat in the audience of Forum near tears again, but this time they were accompanied by laughs. Have you ever laughed so loud and so hard you begin to feel self conscious about it? And as I sat there the realization hit me that I wouldnt, I couldnt have done nearly as well as the people cast in that show. OK, so besides my deep latent need to expose myself to you as readers what does this have to do with anything relevant? Everything. Too often we spend so much time blaming others and excusing ourselves that we never place the responsibility where it belongs. We have three patented copouts: couldve, wouldve, and shouldve. These are what I call the steps to anything but success. These are the words we use when we have made slightly (exaggeration) less than our best choices, and the fruit of our labors is moldy and worm ridden. After watching Forum I had to look hard at myself and the real reasons why I havent been in too many productions because Im not a very I good actor. I probably couldve been a good actor but never applied all was and I if horrible, I will gave acting my myself to it. But even facts than excuses. hard cold the further on facing get advice: All this leads up to some have the time resources who over-usincouldve all those (those To and talent, but not the desire) I say put up or shut up. Couldve is only an excuse for laziness, and its the point at which the rest of our failures begin. 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