One of the greater observation for me at this juncture, is to
realize how I have balanced my life between what I didn't want to do, with what
I considered as necessary. Along with what I thought I would do once I ejected
my fetters.
I often speak of the case of while
growing up as a child I had fantasies of how much candy I'd buy if only I
had the money. Then, one day, when I inevitably got work, then made
money, I would walk into that store and scoop up bags full and just eat
away in bliss. I smile, because I remember the summer I was
ten, after cutting three lawns I had accumulated nine whole bucks in
my pocket. More money than all the candy in the world I
conjectured. So I went to the local walking distance Seven-Eleven and eagerly
perused the displays of chocolates. Knowing as I did, I had finally obtained
the power to have it ALL!
As I gazed upon the assortment of
candy bars, swelling packages of licorice, and phalanx’s of stacked gum. The
relative value of it all descended on me like a load of bricks. Relative
value is an economic term that says attractiveness is measured in terms of
risk, liquidity (cash) and return of one instrument relative to another. In
this case, there was nothing there I really wanted that was worth the sense of
power I held with cash in my pocket. Seems those dreams of greener
pastures really do have meaning beyond teaching us to settle. We
grow, and so do our dreams. 
An-duh, its no indictment when we realize that
perhaps its time to put on a different dream that fits more to who we have
become than go off chasing after the past desires of happy.
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