What are You Missing?
Tonight, I met up with a friend whom I have not seen for at least 12 years. We caught up with each other's news. My life and her life are world apart.
Throughout the years, she: Still works in the same role in the same company. Still volunteer in the same organisation. Without her two kids growing up, her daily life schedule hardly changed.
While I worked as if there is no tomorrow. Went through both success and failures. Had hit rock bottom. Every day I try to accomplish as much as possible in both personal and professional life. I have no plans to stop. I would rather die at my desk than on my bed.
She asked what am I missing? I have never thought of this question. I only know how to charge forward. I have no sense of accomplishment. The hunger for success never went away. There is always the next level that I want to hit. She remarked that what I am missing is not what I am chasing now. The answer is deep within me, and only myself can find it.
Instead of asking, "What am I missing?". Ask, "Why are you doing all these"? I am still in denial, I do not have a good answer. Yet, I believe that we should not have all the answers to life. It is the journey of searching that makes life worth living.
What am I missing? It is not the answer that is missing but the journey itself.