It's normal to want to excel. It's normal to want to succeed. It's normal to crush the competition.
Why?
Why, in a society that is already fast-paced, intense, and (for the most part) progressive, do we continually strive toward a position above the rest? Why is it that we seem completely incapable of being happy with what we have?
We always hope for promotions. We always try to better ourselves. We always want more. Whether we do it in public or private...we are continually moving forward...and to us, moving forward means evolving into something more impressive than before.
We berate ourselves over the smallest off-beats. In the scheme of life, when will getting a bad test score or eating half a bag of Doritos really matter? Things along those lines shouldn't even register as minor set-backs, but somehow, we let them.
Why?
I want to be happy with my life. I want to be able to move to my remote Minnesota lake, work a might-as-well-be minimum wage job, and just be happy to exist.
You know what I really want RIGHT NOW? I want Cedar Falls to flood, forcing UNI to forgo distribution of final examinations.
About Me
- Hanna
- United States
- "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go; things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they're right; you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. Sometimes, good things have to fall apart so better things can fall together." -- Marilyn Monroe