| i just read a xanga post from my friend, Jenn's, xanga website. It made me reflect on a recent post I made (the one about climbing and not being able to see the bottom anymore). I just realized that I am climbing a mountain that has no top. Does it keep going? What are the benefits of continuing? I think that although there will always be more to do, and more to do, and more to do, there are little plateaus and rest stops along the way that signify minor accomplishments here and there. But in the end, what is the definition of accomplishment? According to dictionary.com: "Something completed successfully; an achievement." Personally, I don't think I'll ever be completely satisfied with what I have done in my life. Don't get me wrong, let me explain. I will not be dissatisfied with my achievements. Those are the fruits of life. It feels great to know that I worked hard and reached a goal in life. But I just don't feel like I would ever want to stop achieving new goals. Once you become idle, what's the point in living? Whether your goal be to spend more time with family, take your wife on her dream vacation, get that dream job, enroll in an art class, write a song, climb a mountain, run a marathon, grow your hair out, read a book, write a book, tell that one person that you're sorry and you love them, etc etc etc...it can be material or not. Goals are what keep me motivated.
more on this later, i gotta study, sorry to leave the readers on a limb.... |
