While I've seen my dad write about this topic matter before; I've never seen it quite put this way! This quote comes from Brian Hugh Warner, better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson. It's absolutely true, too- if all our wishes could come true, most of our dreams would disappear and we'd be forced to try to find new ones. But... they would be granted and disappear too; and is life really worth living if you have no goals and everything just gets handed to you?
I know that (at least personally), I hate actually reaching my goals. The euphoria of achievement only lasts for a short while, and then everything calms and goes back to normal; if not even more dull than before I achieved the goal. I completely agree with my dad on this topic- that the trip you go on to reach your goal is the most important part of having goals. Goals motivate us to do better in life; to go farther and to LIVE. Without goals... what would we do? If all our wishes became true; we would all be rich and lazy. We would have no motivation to live because there would be no loss, disappointment, change, or ANYTHING! There'd be nothing left to try for, and we would all give up. So I believe Manson had a very good quote; and made a point that most would fail to think about before uttering the words "I wish". I'm sure that 1 or 2 wishes would be fine- maybe for the first day or so; the wish granting would be fun! But soon it would just become common and boring; and no one would want to do anything anymore. How awful would it be to have nothing to do? Nothing to think about or try for? NOTHING TO WORK TOWARDS? I think this is the reason some people get unhappy. They either don't set goals, or they set unrealistic goals and give up after a day when things don't move as fast as they hoped. Sit back and enjoy the ride that is life; and don't forget to hit the gas and take a few chances. Don't let your dreams disappear. - Maddie
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3/29/2023 03:36:34 pm
I googled the line thinking it was probably Nietche or someone like similar that Manson was quoting. I've always been impressed with how intelligent and articulate Manson is so I'm not sure why I was surprised. Enjoyed your price:)
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