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Date Posted: 02:13:54 06/16/02 Sun
Author: Tarn
Subject: Philosophy 101 (self therapy)

What is it about people ?

We all have hopes and dreams and desires. What is it that we really want, though ? When we do get what we want, are we satisfied with it ?

An old proverb went something like this: May all of your dreams, save one, come true.
Obviously, that deals with the drive for a goal. With everything satisifed, there's nothing to chase and with nothing to chase, then why bother running anymore ?

Someone I was speaking to the other day mentioned about looking back at the end of life and tallying up the score.

I'd never thought of it from that angle before. I'd never really thought of being old before. I mean, I know it's gonna happen. Time won't stand still for me alone, but I've never really considered my twilight years for any length of time.

I've been too caught up in the day to day that I lost sight of the long term.

Life, to me is a ladder ... I'm near the bottom, I've climbed up a few rungs, but I'm generally too focussed on keeping my grip and fearing the fall from the height I have achieved that I don't often think to risk reaching for the next rung.

Granted, it's not far to fall from, but I've seen far too much of what's below me to want to go back.

I know that I don't make a lot of money, I know I would be better suited in another job, but I have been working the same job for the last year and a half and that's a steady paycheque and considering that I have no dependants, that's sufficient for my needs at the moment.

I know that it would be better for me to aim higher and I think I am going to do that ... It's just a bit of a stretch to find that next rung since it's kinda hard to see in the dark.
Down the line, when I am older and (hopefully) wiser, how will I really judge, though ? How does anyone judge for themselves ?

How can you compare a scorecard when your tally doesn't match anyone else's and there really no rules to the game ?

Only thing that I really do know right now is that I am bound to have some fucked up dreams tonight.
That said, I'm off to go see for myself.

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