Day Seven Hundred and Six
Friday, 3 February 2012, 3.16am
Making life worth while is a driving point for me. Being able to look back, when I reach the end, and truthfully say that I LIVED is such a vital part of my being. In many ways, that has caused issues. I began to regret things I didn’t do, thinking I should have done them, and things I did do, thinking I should have done more. It’s paradoxical. But the thing is, what defines a successful life? What makes a person satisfied with all they have done? It’s a redundant question, in fact, because it is solely subjective. Travelling, visiting the great wonders of the world, listening to musical masterpieces, seeing monumental artworks. These are the things on a ideological ‘bucket list’. And that’s just it. Ideological.
You don’t have to travel the world, or see everything, or do everything to have lived a satisfactory life. Simple, everyday routines can lead to fulfilment; however mundane and depressing they may be. Everyday you do something that is unique, and worthwhile. You will be able to look back and notice things you have accomplished. And that’ is what counts. Accomplishments.
Looking to the past causes regrets. Looking to the future causes pressure. That is why the idea of focusing on the present keeps floating around. There’s truth in it.
