The older I get the more I tend to ask this question. Then again I also tend to care less about the answer because there is less I can do about some things. If they say life is what you make of it, when do we know what we made is done? I mean we know when something we cook is done and projects that require assembly. When do we know what we have made out of life? Is it with our last breath? Is it when we visit a doctor and he tells us the result of out diet. When it is exactly that we realize what we have made of our lives? Is there a standard that we must obtain? Is there a rule about how hard we are suppose to 'apply' ourselves? If we 'apply' ourselves harder does that equal a happier life?
Why do we judge our lives against accomplishments we have achieved? Or missed accomplishments? Why do we judge others by their accomplishments or lack thereof? Does making one more dollar make us happier? Does another plaque on the wall bring peace? If it does, that is fine. But why then do we hold others up to the standard we have set for ourselves?
In the 70's it was about doing what makes you happy. Why was this the theme, because the previous generations were trying to meet expectations and standards set by others. Generally being parents, siblings or society. You have to meet walk your own road and not the use the GPS of family, friends or society to get to your destination.
We are each the end results of decisions, good, bad and indifferent. Or lack of decisions. We choose or let life or others choose for us. Either way those around us will never know the whole situation. Sometimes we don't actually know the whole situation. We process our decisions based on our heads, our hearts and what we have learned from previous similar decisions.
Bottom line is we are where we are in life because of the answers to questions we asked 'Causey Why'? Perhaps not verbally but internally. We all admit that we struggle with this question in our lives, don't think to know the answer to this question in others.
If you don't like where you are, then change the answer to 'Causey Why'.
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