A college graduate works off their student debt serving coffee- while they patiently wait for their degree to land them a dream job in a field they have zero experience in. Eyes filled with envy as they watch the high school dropout whom started a business 6 years ago.
The self-made entrepreneur in over his head with responsibility, secretly desires the simplistic life of their employee who gets paid to just do a job. Maybe at least the owner will get to retire early and enjoy a few extra golden years.
The retiree, ripening into atrophy now yearns for the mobility of youth. Unable to fully enjoy their present moment as they reminisce on lost opportunities in life. What if they traveled more in their 20’s, what if they made more investments in their 30’s, what if they took more time off to enjoy their 40’s. How did life seem to slip away like sand through their fingers?
The world traveler humbled by global multi-culturalism still dreams of his twin-flame sweetheart from school. What if they got married, settled down with a few kids and a white picket fence? Was all this experience worth losing the one that got away?
The flamed sweetheart somberly reflects on her lost lover; what if she could trust herself enough to let go of a life she thought she needed to live? Now tied down to a mortgage and child she very much loves, but with a man who isn’t quite as sweet, but rather much more stable. Worrying if the opportunity of adventure is forever behind her, now stuck to the monotonous cycle of “Till death do us part”.
The 3rd world child who has no concept of what an Air conditioner is, let alone the idea of ice or snow has little to wish to be, destined to protect and feed his family like his father before him. Yet occasionally gets lost daydreaming of fabled golden streets glimmering throughout privileged cities.
We all have dreams, aspirations, regrets… In that perfect balance of imperfection we’re all doing our best. Nobody’s right, yet nobody’s wrong- That’s the beauty of life, everything will eventually be done with non laying claim to the title of “Best Life Lived” … So who are you? What are you doing here? What will you do next?
“You are living my dream”
A phrase I’ve heard way too often from too many unfamiliar faces.
Yes, I’ve been blessed with a momentary reprieve of unrestrained travel. The current manifestation of a long string of life choices that has led to my particular job, picturesque places, peculiar friends, precious memories and preposterous stories.
I’m not living your dream, I’m simply living my life. When we are cursed with the need to escape we try to change everything about our situation before we’ve even taken a look at the one constant variable. No matter what you run away from, you’ll always run into yourself.
I always knew I would be an explorer from my youngest aspirations of growing into an astronaut. If only I knew then the most difficult peak to summit is overcoming the mountains of my own mentality. As it turns out, the true forefront of human exploration is not the depths of the seas nor vastness of space- rather the infinite mastery of one’s own consciousness.
What exactly is the human form capable of? Once you’ve seen everything where else is there to look but inward. Once you’ve done everything, what else is there to do but live in service.
Tend to the Garden of Eden.
Leave the world a better place than you found it.
The strangest part is that something sinister creeps in to interrupt my every decision.
“Nobody’s cared thus far… they won’t care in the future…”
They do not see the way- blinded by the filth covering their sight, focused on removing the spec in my eye.
“You’re breaking the status quo… someone will be upset”
Great people rarely acquire prestige by falling in line. Instead opting to shatter ceilings of expectation paving the way for new culture to flourish in their tracks.
“It’s dangerous… you might get hurt…"”
I’m not doing this because I want to, I’m doing this because I must. An abhorrent compulsion to seek novelty and experience that which these eyes have not yet tasted. I don’t want to stop me- I must progress forward in this pursuit of novelty. With each step uncovering new pieces of a person I never knew I could be.
“Why bother? Your impact won’t make a difference…”
Everything we do in life is insignificant; but it is very important that we do it because [nobody else will.] ~Ghandi
“Everything you’ve ever done will eventually be forgotten…”
A drop in the ocean creates ripples that dream of becoming a tsunami… It does not matter if anyone remembers the drop but everyone will be affected by these insignificant waves.
“What if you fail?.. better play it safe”
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Not today, Satan ;
Somebody wants to be me…
I’m living their dream