Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Procrastinating on my Purpose

"To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity."

There is not one purpose that a person has in life. We all have several purposes, and often they are intertwined with each other. I am writing this entry because for a short period of time, I lost sight of my current purpose. I'm not in the dark, I know what it is, which makes it all the more disturbing that I lost sight of it. I'm back on track now, but only after 2 very distressed phone calls, a few tears of anguish, and some serious self-motivation. I expected the people I talked to to give me a boost, but they seemed to do the exact opposite. I don't know if they were using reverse psychology or if they were serious, but whatever it was, it worked.

I said all this to say, it's ok to lose sight of your purpose sometimes. You just have to rub your eyes, clear your vision, and get back on track. I don't know what the consequences of my short blind moment will be yet, but I am ready and willing to deal with them. It all falls in with being an adult: you stroll along living life, and every now and then you fuck up. Don't stop, don't cry, don't lose your vision. Just take responsibility, figure out how to fix it, and get it done. Now that's much easier said than done, but it's a process we will all endure several times in our lives. Don't procrastinate on your purpose.