What Could Have Been

I watched the news tonight. The weather segment is calming, don't you think? I love hearing the forecast on the radio, the news, the weather radio... The late-night program on the Weather Channel that just plays "elevator music" while showing the weekly forecast is... calming. I like it.
Tonight it reminded me of my previous ambition of becoming a meteorologist. I wanted to go to college for that while I was in high school. I think I might have if a school closer than Iowa State had offered it. Sigh. I was hit by this huge wave of what-could-have-been. I could have been anything. ANYTHING. I know parents tell you that when you're young, but I really do think I could have been anything I wanted. Not that I regret my path in life now. It's just... I don't know. A glimpse into the fact that I will not live forever and that time is slipping by. You know, the human condition and all.