May 8, 2009

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    The issue with my life is that I can never rightly define it. I'm glorious when I think things will go well and, as a result, in love with every aspect of the world (I was having emotional explosions today with the fantastic weather). But when things don't look like they will turn out alright, my entire world sours. I would imagine that's how I am a majority of the time. Which, of course, leads to my usual debate over just hype or the concrete. It's the journey that's important, not the destination - so they say. But doesn't that imply we enjoy the allusion of the destination (the journey is just our anxiousness for the ending, no? It's just anticipation, hope, etc.) more so than the concrete thing itself (the actual destination). We like the dreams, the hope - all that precedes and promises - so that we don't enjoy the actual stuff (forgive my general wordings). Therefore, why bother striving for anything - it won't mean anything. We enjoy the thoughts of it - not it itself.

    I think my biggest fear, out of anything, is just not knowing. I'm rational. I think in logic and reason - this is nothing new. But those tools, while infallible, only work so long as all information of a situation is bared. This is why I work better in retrospect. I cannot function moving forward for I don't know what's ahead.

Comments (5)

  • Obviously the destination is important to some degree (even if we don't recognize it), or else we would never go on the journey to begin with. It's very true that we tend to not enjoy the 'actual stuff'... and I think it's a shame that so many people don't appreciate the fact that they reached said destination.

    To look back in retrospect, you must have moved forward at some point in time. Yet, not knowing dampens the ability to move forward at all. It's a vicious circle, but maybe someday your logic and reason will help to overcome your fears. And when you do, please come and tell me how you did it, for I often find myself in the same predicament .

  • Interesting, I tend to think along similar lines.

  • @NatalieTheSaint

    interesting indeed. good point of view natalie

  • @NatalieTheSaint - Heh, I'd be more than happy to let you know once I figure it out.

    and true, I would utterly agree the destination should be cherished. My hesitance is on whether it is cherished. can it fundimentally be done so? That's why i think the phrase comes in - from our lack of ability to enjoy the product. So we try to shift our focus.

  • Perhaps people don't cherish it because it's not enough. They reach their goal, expectations, etc. and soon realize they could have more. Fundamentally, yes, it can be done. However, some people never seem to be satisfied. They're busy striving for bigger and better things, and that's how they lose sight of how important the destiantion is.
    It's sad, really. If people can't be happy with what they have now, chances are they won't be happy with what they will have in the future.

    @RDRRain23 - Thank you.

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