In life, I think everyone has their own priorities. These priorities are mostly chosen because of your past, or a possible future. People want different things out of life, some want riches through money, some want to travel, others want a happy family life. Your priorities shift accordingly.

“Nothing worth having in life, was ever acquired easily.” is something a friend of mine once told me. I think I have to say that this is not always true. There are things in life that make life a blessing, that come naturally. Some friendships I have with people all over the world, we got by just being ourselves.

But there are also things that are not so easily gotten. My childhood was not the easiest imaginable, although I could never complain. I guess the struggles to get what you want or even need are sometimes worth a lot too. They shape you. They form part of your character.

But sometimes, you start wondering when the struggle outweighs the benefits. To stop trying is sometimes a better strategy than to keep on trying for something. My problem with this though, is that I feel that most of the energy spent on this, would be for nothing. And also, that you will never know how close you were to actually succeeding.

You learn from your struggle, regardless of the outcome, so not all effort would be lost. But the question still remains, would you have been better off, not to have tried at all? Knowing what to go for, and what to ignore is sometimes not easy. It’s foolish to go for every opportunity you see or get, and it’s cowardly to ignore all of them. Learning where to draw the line could perhaps be called getting life’s experience.

I think the thing that bothers me most, is the question how close to succeeding I was. Quitting while you’re almost there is in hindsight quite irritating. Sadly, hindsight is always 20 – 20. The only solution for this is either never quitting or developing a talent for being omnipotent. Neither is not very viable.

So I think I haven’t really decided anything as of yet, but I am getting there. Who knows, maybe I’ll succeed in my quest before I run out of steam. The future holds what it holds and the one thing I’m sure about is that the only way to learn what she holds is to let it just happen.