I think you can have goals and still enjoy/make the most of the journey. For some they help motivate the person through whatever steps they take. After all, some things people do are not neccesarily what they would like, but what needs to be done, what they believe will give them a better life overall etc. For example a degree. My house mate would much rather play (and perhaps occassionally write) computer games all day, but fiddling around with that purely won't put the food on the table, unless he can do the writing bit for a living some day, for which he needs to get lucky or/and some paper work.
Besides, if you have a goal, and then you attain it, it kind of feels nice to have achieved something that you set out to do, something that you might have otherwise not done either so soon, or at all, because it might have taken some different routine than you would normally have 'fallen' into.
For example, it's rather unlikely that a charity will go and tell you to walk the amazon for them, and you simply turn up and do it, It takes training, training you would not do without first having in mind the fact that you need to be able to walk through the amazon.
You know a couple of guys are planning to do that to raise funds for CFS? They think it's going to take them a couple of years. Can you imagine, roaming the jungle with only one other, away from everything you've been used to for 2 years. Complete change of lifestyle, and a shock to the system when they get back also, in some ways perhaps bigger than the immediate shock of doing the thing, as they probably don't prepare themselves for the changes that will have occured during that time span...they are more than likely on some level going to expect it to be just as they left it, if that's what they have always known. I hope they don't have kids.
Anyway, my goals. Well, i'm in a bit of a muddle about that at the moment. I know i want to get a half decent mark in my upcoming exams. I know i would someday like to have completed the couple of writing projects i have began, and maybe complete them. I also know that i would like to have written at least one musical (though, i'm not sure that that is a goal), travelled a bit, and at least produced some nice pieces of art, perhaps even sing/compose. Maybe get the things published/sold, or whatever. Contribute to society in some way, a positive way, whether through science, writing, or whatever. Get training again (though, it seems like i'm going to be knocked back again, i feel like i've another kidney infection brewing), learn to handle some weapons, including my body. Perhaps compete in a couple of tournaments, out of curiousity.
Now, here's where it gets muddled, I'm not sure where my focus lies, which could be suicidal. I guess i'm just going with things at the moment and see where things take me. I'll keep my eyes open for bits and pieces, and if something comes my way to stir me in one of the directions i might like, then i will follow it, to whatever ends, as long as it pleases me/i think it useful.
Oh, one definate goal for this summer, earn cash! My amount of debt looks depressing, and, that alone wouldn't bother me much, apart from the fact, that my bank account looks a little too, which means i can't really afford to do much of what i'd like (a biggy being travelling).
Oh, i think i would like to have some influence over children at some stage. As Bridget Jone's says, 'they are the future', and it's rather a shame how adults can sometimes unnecesarily lose some of the spark of childhood (now, i sound like an old woman).
Now, after writing that hurrendous grammatical piece, rivalling war and peace in length, i think i will leave you.lol.
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