Fool’s Goals

I want you all to think about three things that you want in life. Think of things.

No seriously, first think; then read further.

When I thought about it, the first things that came to my mind were a nice luxurious car, a comfortable apartment and the best wardrobe ever.I am assuming that you are equally twisted in your thinking, and thought of similar things.

But do you actually want these things?

Giving it a deeper thought, I realized that I don’t actually want these things for myself. I want all this so that people look at me and think “Oh wow, look at her, she has everything at this age. I wish I were like her.” So, in reality you want all that so that the people are jealous of you. That would give you a weird sense of satisfaction, which is totally mental. Just give it a thought.

And now think of your life goals. The things that you want in life. Again three things.

I thought of a house on the beach, a closet full of books, and a job with steady money. That is what I actually want in life. And I would be totally satisfied with everything in life, with just these things. So why do we let the expectations of the society get in the way of our life goals. Why do they distract us so much that we end up forgetting where to focus?

It is imperative to know what we want- for ourselves. Only then we can be contented with what we do in life. The things that the society would be happy to see with us versus the things that we really want.

The satisfaction derived from both of these would differ a great deal in terms of durability. One will be transient and the other, if you get it right, would probably stay with you for the rest of your life.

It is very easy to think that you really want all those things you first thought of, and if you achieve it, the high might not let you know that you don’t want it.

I would categorize the things that we first thought of as the fool’s goals. And the latter as the real goals.

There are people who rejoice in the happiness bought on by the fool’s goals until they realize the truth. And then there are people who live in misery until they realize the satisfaction brought on by the life’s goals. The one’s of their own.

Today, where do you stand?