by Susanne Mbise
I was listening to a friend of mine just the other day, mostly of
this and that. One thing though triggered a question in me, "when is it
ever enough?" Why this question? Walk with me.
It's
probably very common now to hear "I'm going to be rich! I'll own lots
of money, cars, houses, travel around the world, be the best in my
profession, i want to be famous, buy whatever i want,......!!" and the
list goes on and on and on; as i'm sure you know it, probably it could
even be yours!
Let's face it! Some of us are skeptic about
dreaming big; "Those are fantasies" "Lucid dreamer" "Get real!" common
comments from skeptics or in other terms 'realists'. There are those
who make it, and realise their 'dreams'. But again there are those who
end up with that glassy look as they recite this dream and wake up to a
nightmare. So why these different results? Maybe, some made the dream
happen, they worked it; others got drunk from the drink, they lost it.
How
ever there's one thing i've learnt in and out of class, that now
brings me to our point "enough", attaining that ultimate satisfaction
when we get there is what sets us apart. When we say "This is it!" and
not "This was it but now i want....", has led me to ask myself "when is
it ever enough?"
When do we ever say we have enough
money, fame, wealth? When do we ever attain those three things and feel
we have had enough of them? It's very difficult to draw the line on
enough, especially when those three are involved. However, it's my
experience that we very easily draw the line when it's for someone else
but us. "I have done so and so for you for this long! It's enough!" " I
have given you this much already. Isn't that enough?".
Too
much of anything is harmful; so the saying goes. So when does it
become too much? When is it ever enough? I'm no guru, but i believe when
we don't know when to pull our breaks, the wanting will eat us like
cancer. We have to leave room for something different. Life is mostly
about the journeys we take when we set the destinations You run and
don't stop to smell the roses once in a while, it will end up being just
a run, nothing like a journey.
Explore your
alternatives, take up a challenge, fulfill it, enjoy the fruits. Look
up for another that not only takes you there, but also gives a chance
to another traveller to get there. Be an inspiration within the
journey and not just an icon for envy at the destination.
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