Cheaters, us all.
We all dream to achieve great things in life. We have great ambitions, and no one has the right to fault us for having them.
Along the way, we are bound to falter. We lose our footing, slip, and end up somewhere else in life. Being such adaptive humans, we adjust, and learn to be content with whatever we have ended up with. And then, life goes on.
I once wrote, "Aim for the moon. At least when you miss, you end up amongst the stars." On hindsight, if we desire the moon, are we cheating ourselves to being satisfied with mere stars, that would pale in our perceived beauty of the moon? Or are we kneeling to the fallacy of getting on with life? Do we see second best as the best in that situation, or are we changing the situation to suit the outcome?
Along the way, we are bound to falter. We lose our footing, slip, and end up somewhere else in life. Being such adaptive humans, we adjust, and learn to be content with whatever we have ended up with. And then, life goes on.
I once wrote, "Aim for the moon. At least when you miss, you end up amongst the stars." On hindsight, if we desire the moon, are we cheating ourselves to being satisfied with mere stars, that would pale in our perceived beauty of the moon? Or are we kneeling to the fallacy of getting on with life? Do we see second best as the best in that situation, or are we changing the situation to suit the outcome?
3 Comments:
very good. something i have come to realize recently.
well what can I say.. wise beyond my years.. =))
tricky problem.
When do you noe u hv tried ur best? when do you noe 2nd best is actually the best u deserve? Is self-denial actually masquerading itself as self-realization.
from my limited experience on earth, it seems dat most change the situation to suit the outcome. path of least resistance.
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