Moving Forward
I think I might need to move. That's the answer when things aren't going quite right, isn't it? You simply move away and start all over somewhere fresh. That always sounds nice in my head. I think that I will go to a different country. Somewhere to escape not only my own routine, but the cultural routine that seems to dictate the fabric of my existence. Surely in another country, with new people and new things to do, my life would somehow fall into place and everything would go just right...isn't that the way it works?
Well...I suppose not. But it would be nice if it were that easy. Sometimes simply knowing that it is an option can be comforting. To know that if things are truly horrible we could escape to a different land...it's like a restart button: you'll lose everything you were working on, but at least you can still play the game.
I think though, that we often end up in the same mess. Eventually we retrace our steps and are faced with the same problem we were running away from before. Eventually we'll have to face things. Eventually we'll have to work through things. Eventually we'll have to learn to hope in something more then simply the ability to re-start the game. As long as our hope is set on the minimal we will never be driven to excel beyond ourselves. We will never become anything greater. We will never finish the game. For isn't that the point?
Currently we are trapped in the game. We are slaves to the laws and rules and boundaries of the game. Running backwards does nothing to work through this. Only when we learn to run forwards. Only when we are properly equipped. Only when we can see the true purpose and objective can we complete this course. And what happens when the game is finished?
The true life begins.
Well...I suppose not. But it would be nice if it were that easy. Sometimes simply knowing that it is an option can be comforting. To know that if things are truly horrible we could escape to a different land...it's like a restart button: you'll lose everything you were working on, but at least you can still play the game.
I think though, that we often end up in the same mess. Eventually we retrace our steps and are faced with the same problem we were running away from before. Eventually we'll have to face things. Eventually we'll have to work through things. Eventually we'll have to learn to hope in something more then simply the ability to re-start the game. As long as our hope is set on the minimal we will never be driven to excel beyond ourselves. We will never become anything greater. We will never finish the game. For isn't that the point?
Currently we are trapped in the game. We are slaves to the laws and rules and boundaries of the game. Running backwards does nothing to work through this. Only when we learn to run forwards. Only when we are properly equipped. Only when we can see the true purpose and objective can we complete this course. And what happens when the game is finished?
The true life begins.
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