Underneath the letter "B" was the phrase *Bold.
Reading it quickly, I noticed that my keyboard was telling me to "B Bold".That's an awfully heavy statement coming from a pretty innocuous piece of plastic.
I began to wonder if my keyboard was trying to tell me something. I've had the keyboard for at least four years. Why did I see this now?
It also got me to wondering what it even means to "be bold". Does the meaning change at different stages of your life?
Right now, to me, being bold involves having a slice of Buffalo Chicken Pizza and hoping for the best.
Six years ago, being bold meant having the courage to ask my future father in law for his daughter's hand in marriage.
In high school? Standing in front of an auditorium of my classmates and delivering a speech was pretty bold.
I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is.
I had an intern working with us this summer who has her sights set on being an artsy fartsy film director. She asked me why I didn't ever want to be that, why I went into corporate video production.
I told her; it's because I have a mortgage and a family that depends on me.
The thought of picking up and going to be an artsy fartsy film director scares me.
Now.
Fifteen years ago, it's all I ever thought I would do.
Why does the idea of being bold frighten as we get older?
Traditionally, the idea of leaving a relatively secure corporate job to open up a hair brained half cooked business idea (like an indoor dog park) sounds quite mad.
Boldly, it sounds perfectly mad.
Maybe I'm reading into things. Upon further review, there's also a message on the back of the keyboard that says "Use of a keyboard or mouse may be linked to serious injuries or disorders."
So maybe it means something, maybe it means nothing.
So, as I stare at the keyboard, wondering why it's typing now, I also wonder why I just recently noticed it's little message.
B Bold.
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