I don’t know, maybe it comes with it age, but I have recently realized a huge misconception in my way of facing things, life, you name it. In my way of being an “adult” and “sensible” person.
It is very simple: with time, I had come to think that, due to my life being a mess, I could not chase my real goals and passions by the moment; all I could do was preparatory works, in wait of that perfect, bright day when everything was perfect and I had a solid foundation to reach out for my dream and blah blah…
I think you can guess the rest: that perfect day does not exist. “Preparatory works”, though not always avoidable, are more usually than not a mask for procrastination and alibis. Soon I discovered that it was just the other way round: due to not chasing my real goals and passions, my whole life had turned into a mess. The cause and effect were in the wrong place.
Because when you are chasing your dreams and passions, the rest sort of takes care of itself, or simply doesn’t count that much anymore. It all came from a reflection upon my first moments in life; they all coincided with moments when I was devoted to doing cool things. Those cool things attracted cool people, which attracted cool activities, etc (no, I know what you’re thinking, I haven’t read “The secret” yet)…
The funny thing (but it’s not funny at all) is that, now that I have seen it in myself (and started to combat it by all means), I’m starting to see the same mistake in a lot of people around me. But unfortunately, I know that trying to warn them would be as useless as it would have been in my case a few years ago; words mean nothing until one gets to see it. There is nothing but the day you’re in, if you waste it you have lost the only treasure at hand.
Have you seen it already? When did you discover it? How has it changed your life? Any advice to stay close to the source?
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