Right now I've been thinking of what my ideal job would be. If I could chose to do any kind of work, what it would be. I think I would want to be a Minecraft let's player. A let's player is a person who records video of themselves playing a video game, edits it to be all nice and presentable, and uploads it to some website like YouTube. There are people who are let's players and they make tons of money by doing that. For some, it is their day job.
I would like to do that. Minecraft is the only game that has held my attention for such a long period of time. I found it over two years ago and it's been fun almost the entire time. I like sharing what I have made with others, and a let's play series is the perfect way to do that. And it would be a way for me to make money. I don't want to make tons of money doing it. Just enough that I can provide for myself, and a little bit above that. I would play a game for the better part of a day and make money doing so. Every other day I would put a video of me playing Minecraft on YouTube, working on some technological contraption or exquisite building. I would build up a fanbase of a few thousand, and then others who would be one-time viewers. The views and ad revenue would be my income.
But that's not all I would do. I have an idea for a website which might potentially in itself be a way of making money. I would run a website that lets newly-started let's players like myself network with each other, share audiences, and build up their viewerships as well. I'm a Web programmer, it'd be right up my alley. People are more than happy to moderate a website for free, just volunteering in the place. I would feel great doing it.
That's not all I would ideally do with my life, however. I also want to be a Bible teacher at a church. A couple months ago I officially made the transition from Assemblies of God to Lutheran (LCMS specifically) and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning the theology. I have a natural bent for teaching. I take joy in sharing my knowledge with others. After all, what good is knowledge if it is not shared with others? Of what effect is it? Teaching is a fulfilling activity to me, and my faith means a lot to me. I want to work for the church, it would be a joy for me. It'd be my sorta secondary job, and I wouldn't get paid, but that doesn't matter to me.
This is my ideal life, anyway.