What Do you Want?
I hear mothers ask that all the time? Why are you crying? What do you want? Hungry? Tired? Bored? Sick? Why can't we read minds? This scenario happens throughout our lives. We take trips and meet our favorite characters. We want a hug, a hand shake, another hug and a picture, and a hug.......never enough. We are not fulfilled. And that is the parents! When the characters turn to move on there is crying, weeping, foot stomping and more. And yes, still the parents:) I wonder where do the children learn it from.
I am a very playful 40 something and I know my husband has to remind me to slow down at amusement parks, and tells me I don't have to ride all the rides, I don't have to see all the creatures, I don't have to see the parade, etc, etc. But I want to. I want to do it all. I might be sad if I miss something. Then this causes me to pause and ask, "If I don't see it all will I know what I missed?" Chew on that question for a minute.
We feel a gap or emptiness if we don't get or have a certain experience. We translate that nagging void to mean we are lost, bored, sad, lonely, or hungry. There may be times when any one of these is true. But when we have tried a fix and it doesn't take, we continue to dig. We may spend dozens of hours or hundreds of dollars to find the answer to that dark hole. We are sure we can find the exact solution. If I only buy one more whatever it is or travel one more place or marry one more person I will be satisfied. It will all be good, but it's not. There is still a dead space.
So the big question is what do you want? What will make you truly happy? What will fill the void? It would need to be something that would be permanent, that would not run out or disappear. It would need to be something anyone can get. It would need to be something that has endless opportunities and would give you purpose. It would need to be something that keeps you company and makes you feel good. It would need to keep you from getting hungry or thirsty. Is there one thing that could do all of that without fail, I wonder! I am thinking yes.
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