Sometimes I think getting your way is overrated. We spend so much time pushing for what we think we want, that we spend very little time on really thinking about what we need. It seems unfair that with age comes wisdom. The arrogance of youth is thinking you know exactly what you, and those around you, should think or believe or do. Maybe if we spent a little less time on introspection and a little less time thinking about what those around us could do to give us our way, we could find a peacepul existence.
Thoreau said it best: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
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I agree! I just got back from a funeral and I realized how little I appreciate the people who love me the most. You can't waste your time thinking about what you can get (whether it be material things or time or whatever). The best thing to do is grow up, mature a little, and ask somebody what you could do to brighten their day or lighten their load.
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