Loss of Drive.
People have dreams and goals. If you ever find yourself waking up wondering why you never followed your dreams, there is a likelihood you blame ‘reality’ for crushing your dreams. Personally I think all failed dreams are do to the dreamer not following them. Cars, Television Sets and over consumption of sugar and caffeine are things that side track us from our dreams. Each and everyone of those things is a constant choice. So, it is not reality that crushes your dreams it is your lack of drive to turn off the t.v. and your choice to drink soda over water.
Television vs. Book: A movie or show stimulates your mind and all you can do is watch. when you open a book your mind is not completely submerged so you have can think about your day, what the words mean to you, not what is being show to you. I know to well how had it is to turn off the t.v. and pick up a book. Not to long ago it donned on me that the reason I have such a hard time focusing on the book is because I am so used to everything being done for me. There is no thinking involved to watching a show, everything has a prescribed ending. The only thing new to be found from watching a movie over and over is the small details. A book if read during different parts of your life can mean very different things. A book can hold so much more because part of reading the text is evaluating and associating the book to yourself and event happening at the time
Car vs. The old two step: A car is a very valuable tool, when it comes to going a long distance in a short amount of time. I walk to work, school and with my dog. My life is scheduled out to allow for time to walk in heavy traffic and bad weather. If a persons life is designed to be ten minutes away from everything then 30 seconds is a large delay. While walking I find myself able to enjoy a five minute conversation with someone I haven not seen for a few days. Drivers yell at someone for holding them up for all of three seconds. as I have stated before walking can help to clear your mind and to prepare yourself for where you are going.
Soda vs. water: caffeine and sugar make you feel good but can lead to health problems. Water is good for you, without it your body starts to function improperly. Sugar and Caffeine also make it hard to have logical and even coherent thought. Your brain processes faster, most of the time too fast to think things out.
It is easy to get caught up and lose sight of your goals. The t.v. becomes part of your daily routine and you become dependent on it to keep your mind occupied. it cost money to keep a car going, it cost money to have things to watch all the time, it costs money to keep you running on sugar and caffeine.
So you trade your goals and dreams for a dead end job that pays for things that only get in the way of your goals. If you call that ‘reality’ stepping in your way, then you are choosing to let yourself to stand in your own way.
Please feel free to share anywhere I was illogical (please note: these are opinions based on my life and are subject to interpretation to fit your life).
-NK
