Thoughts

Is it wrong that we're forced to do so much, and receive so little in return? Think about this for a minute. The first part of our lives is spent learning, and working to achieve that learning. A major part of that is the college experience, where we are in fact paying to work and learn. This generally incurs debt. Now, what are we learning and working toward? A job, a career, the ability to work to earn money. A good portion of that will go to pay off the debt we incurred to learn how to do the job for which we earn the money. Once that is paid off, and while it is being paid off, we need more money to pay for our needs and wants, sometimes incurring more debt. So, why? It doesn't really make a whole lot of sense.

Recently, I've become aware that I've been rushing through my life, always trying to get to the next point, the next milestone. I think it partly has to do with the way society and civilization are extremely focused on "results" and "progress." There's many things that I've missed out on because I simply couldn't take the time to do them, and I'm suddenly starting to really regret that. But, unfortunately, there's not much I can do about it. With the way our society is built, it is next to impossible for one to one to "stop and smell the roses" as it were and still be competitive in academics, or the job market, or almost anything, for that matter. We're made to toil away our lives, and for what? We're told to work harder, for everyone's good, but do we really get anything out of it? Most of the time, we don't even get so much as a feeling of contentedness or accomplishment because we're so harried and stressed, probably on the next big project or assignment.

I want to experience more, be more, live more. I want to do something and really feel that I am better for it, that I accomplished something, that I experienced something worthwhile. I don't know when, how, where, or what, but I want more.



That is all.

Live long and prosper.
Qantravon