"The script was simple enough. Get a job. Work hard. Buy a house. Raise a family. Save for retirement. Keep your head down and your mouth shut about anything that might be bothering you. Success meant a steady paycheck, a mortgage you could manage, and kids who did better than you did."
"From the outside, I'd made it. But here's what nobody tells you about following the script: you can do everything right and still feel like you're living someone else's life."
After fifteen years of wearing the same steel-toed work boots, a retired electrical contractor reflects on the life script handed to his generation. This script emphasized hard work, home ownership, and family, but neglected the emotional experience of living that life. The contractor followed this model, mirroring his father's union job routine, achieving success with a business and family. However, he realized that despite fulfilling societal expectations, he felt disconnected, as if he were living someone else's life.
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