The last couple of years I have been doing something that could be construed as "compensating", if one would like.
One can make more money, buy more stuff, but a man can never get back time. I was gone, doing things I felt driven to do, as many here know. Part of the cost of that was not being able to enjoy time/recreational opportunities with friends and family.
Now I "compensate" by trying to do such things more than ever before. I try to be a better dad, be involved as best I can with my oldest daughter's mounted shooting, shoot with friends, and generally enjoy life.
I try to compensate for the time I can never get back, count my blessings that I am here for my family, mostly in one piece, and feel fortunate that I have the opportunity to get out and do stuff like launch chunks of lead at steel plates with great people for the pure enjoyment of it.
Life is not easy, but I compensate for it.
Very well stated. Life's a gift, and we should treat it as such. Owning some nice handguns is just the icing.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill
