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Markus-
Life is a path of decisions, like forks in the road. We are forced to choose, even though sometimes you don't see it as a choice.
When we are very young, choosing a wrong path and starting over has little cost.
When we are in our early twenties it might sting, and we might lose ground, but we can 'do-over' and recover.
When we are in our mid to late twenties most of us have 'committed' to a path (career, spouse, home, children, etc) but it is still new and exciting.
When we are in our early thirties, we see some of the mistakes in our chosen path(s) and still believe we can correct them.
When we are in our later thirties, we fret about what might have been had we chosen a different path.
When we are in our forties, we accept our path and make the best of it.
Accepting it leads to happiness from enjoying what you have rather than worrying about what you don't.
It is worse for Americans that have grown up believing that they can acheive anything they set their minds to. There is always another goal, always something better, the grass is always greener. But that truly gets in the way of enjoying what you have now.
I struggle with it everyday.
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