The True Price of Wanderlust

We think we want something. We tell ourselves, "if only I could have that, be that, do that, I'd be so satisfied". But satisfaction comes with a price and usually the price overshadows our moment of sunshine we yearned for so badly.

I want to be real. I want to stop wanting and start working to make my life good instead of buying a frozen dinner at the store and calling it a day. When I have problems or difficult situations arise I shut down. I turn off the world and curl into a ball in the comfort of my room and pretend like I'll wake up some time later with an epiphany or perhaps everything will magically be as it should in my ideological world.

My own stubbornness won't let me stop dreaming and nor do I think I should. Dreams are what get us through the day. They provided us with words to manipulate and conjure into fantastic descriptions of places we yearn to visit and people who we aspire to meet. The key is to draw the line though and be thankful for every second we have. The gift of life was given to us in a few short seconds and in just the same way it can be taken away. Make every moment count and take for granted nothing.