Living in a consumerism society that profits from selling people a twisted reality, we often find ourselves confused to what authentically is important and what is not. We are constantly apprised to figure out what we want to be, who we want to be perceived as or how we would like others to view us. We are persistently told to find our passion, our picture perfect future that’s wrapped around the “American Dream” or our timeline of our future mapped out. By some age given, we are expected to have certain things figured out. For instance, what we want to do with our lives, where we want to work, where we want to live, how much money we want to make, the kind of person we want to marry and so on. We are all victims of this misconception; the idea in which life is about making it to the top where there is comfort and luxury.
Daily reality shows, famous stars and our social media play a vast part on how we want our lives to be. We believe that by having all the things we ever want, we will somehow feel satisfied or maybe feel like we have stepped onto the next staircase that leads to our dream. It is arduous to deny that we’re all classically conditioned to think this way. Undeniably speaking, it’s part of what we are as humans to be consumed in the patters of this functional society. The society meaning a collection of individuals just like us, who are as equally confused to what it is that’s important in life. No doubt, the collectible things we have in life can be rewarding temporarily, leaving us to constantly chase the next thing we have on our list. What could truly satisfy us are the experiences, the memories and the stories that we have in life.
Those rewards come from making time to appreciate how far we have come in our lives, our careers, personal relationships and personal growth. It comes from cherishing the moments we have right now with the people we hold close. The appreciation and reward comes from the silence that lies between where we are and where we want to be. Yes, everything is a completion, the “hustle” and “grind” world.
Continue to fight your fight to be where you want in life, no matter what that means to you. Aside from being an advocate to go after what you want, it also doesn’t hurt to be pointless either. There is nothing wrong with being pointless and happy; life is a curve ball.
Let’s be real, you are probably in a place where you dreamt about once or you are in a position where you didn’t expect to be at all and it’s working out just fine. This is not an advice article that tells you steps to take to get from point A to point B, rather it is to say that order is not always the best way to get you to your destination. Sometimes, you just get lucky, sometimes you win and sometimes you realize where you are is what’s important to you.
Maybe this is where it starts, right now, to look around, to feel, to appreciate and to be in full awareness of the atmosphere of reality.
