Trust

I saw a report on MSN.com and the headline read "Study shows successful people are better liars". I'd like to ask "by what standard, then, are they measuring success?"

I would like a more honest headline for something like this; a headline such as "Liars make more money".

I don't believe that making money in a dishonest manner is in any way successful. In fact, I would consider a person who does this a complete failure.

Getting What You Want

Figuring out the meaning of life never was that difficult for me or important to me. As animals, we're simply looking for anything at any given time that can satisfy us. As humans, we've learned to dominate obtaining things, so we're looking for something else. The human race has become bored and, over time, has begun to indulge itself in things with which we don't need to be concerning ourselves. We have begun to recomplicate things by striving for more.

I found out today that I personally will never have what I want because I'm not willing to do the things required to get what I want. I'll settle for that. I'll die as a sad case of woulda coulda shoulda. At least I'm not a has-been. I'm already a should have been. Soon I'll be a could have been, and by the time I die I'll be a would have been. A lot of 'ifs' will surround my life.

However, I'd recommend not measuring my life by all the things I didn't do but should have done. I'd focus more on the things I wouldn't do. There's nothing in life I can't accomplish. I've tested this out. I've proven myself capable of everything I've ever attempted. At this point, I don't make attempts. I make decisions. I can't recall the last time I've failed at something I've tried.

I hope nobody mourns these facts. Nobody should sacrifice who they are to satisfy expectations. If you don't understand what I'm talking about, then don't worry about it.