What do you want to be five years later? You don't know. God doesn't know either.

Let's share a little story on the internet today.

In the winter of 1976, I was 19 years old and worked at the Space Shuttle lab at Houston Space Administration, and majored in computer science at the University of Houston next to the General Administration. Even when I was busy with school, sleep, and work, it took almost 24 hours a day, but as long as there was an extra minute, I always put all my energy into my music creation.

I know that writing lyrics is not my specialty, so during this period, I have been searching for a partner who is good at writing songs and words and working with me to create lyrics. I met a friend named Valerie Johnson ). I have never heard of her since I left Texas more than 20 years ago, but she gave me the greatest encouragement when I started my career. 19-year-old fan? I don't know how many medals I have won in the Texas poetry competition. Her writing has always made me easy. At that time, we did write many good works. Until now, I still think these works are full of special characteristics and creativity.

A Saturday weekend, Van? She warmly invited me to barbecue at her farm. Her family is a famous Texas oil tycoon with a huge farm. Although her family is very rich, her dress, driving car, and kind of courtesy of her make me admire her from the bottom of my heart. Van? I know my passion for music. However, in the face of the distant music industry and the unfamiliar Recording market in the United States, we have no channels at all. Now, we are two people sitting in the country of Texas. How do we know what to do next. Suddenly, she came up with a sentence:

"Visualize, what you are doing in 5 years? ? What are you doing five years later ?? "
I paused.

She turned around and pointed to me and said, "Hey! Tell me what you want to do in your mind five years later, what is your life like at that time? "I was too late to answer the question, and she rushed to say," Don't worry, you should think about it first, think about it completely, and come back later. "I pondered for a few minutes and started to tell her:" First, five years later, I hope to have a record on the market, which is very popular and can be recognized by many people. Second, I live in a place with a lot of music and can work with some world-class musicians every day. "

Van? "Are you sure? "

I answered the question slowly and pulled a long Yes!

Van? "Well, now that you are sure, we will calculate this goal back. If you have a record on the market in the fifth year, you must sign a contract with a record company in the fourth year. "

"In the third year, you must have a complete file, which can be used by many record companies, right? "

"In the second year, you must start recording great works. "

"In the first year, you must compile all the works you want to prepare and prepare for rehearsals. "

"In the sixth month, you will modify unfinished works and then let yourself filter them one by one. "

"Then your first month is to complete the current songs. "

"In the first week, you should first list the entire list, which songs need to be modified and which need to be completed. "

"Well, now we don't know what you want to do next Monday? "Van? Said with a smile.

"Oh, right. You also said that you will live in a place with a lot of music in five years, and then work with many first-class musicians, right? "She hurriedly added. "If you have been working with these people in the fifth year, you should have your own studio or recording studio in the fourth year. So your third year may be working with people in this circle first. In the second year, you should not have lived in Texas, but in New York or on a plane. "

In the following year (1977), I quit the work of the Space Agency, which many people envy, and left Houston and moved to the airport.

It's also strange: I dare not say it's just five years, but it's about the sixth year. In 1983, my records began to be sold in Asia. I spent almost all of my 24 hours a day working with some top music experts, working day and night.

Whenever I am confused, I will calm down and ask myself: five years later, you "hope" to see what you are doing?

If you don't know the answer, what do you want? Do people or God make choices or open roads for you? ? Forgot! In life, God has put all the power of choice in our hands.

If you often ask "why? "" Why? "When, you may try to ask yourself, do you know exactly what you want?

If you don't even know what you want, how can the Lord who loves you arrange for you? Isn't it?

The people next to you are eager to beat the drums for you, and the Lord who loves you gives at most some compassionate comfort. Because you haven't even clearly told him what you want? Then how can you blame God for not making a path for you? Isn't it?

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What will I do five years later? Think about it.