Laine
Registered Member
What does this phrase heard in countless songs, movies and bumper stickers mean to you? I have heard and read this many times never quite understand the true meaning of it. I mean it sounds so contradictory of it's self, yes? "Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it all", as to say something bad will happen if what your wish comes true, right? It never made sense to me, until very recently.
To me is about reaching your goals, the higher you set your goal, I think the more pain or emptiness you feel once you reach it. I do not mean to say reaching goals is bad, it is not. But once the goal is reached and the feelings of joy of reaching it begin to pass... you are left with a deep feeling of void or emptiness or even sadness beyond your dreams where once your goal was.
My personal goal for the last few years was to leave a country that to me brought nothing but pain my whole life. I wanted to come to the USA and see my sister, start a new beginning and have at least the chance of a good life. I reached that goal on Feb 13, 2014, I had made it. I kissed and hugged my sister with tears of joy flowing like a river. It was over, all my struggles, sacrifices begging and pleading got me here. There is no way to put into words how I truly felt.
Here I sit now only 4 days later and I should still be so happy right? I am happy for reaching my goal, but now there is a void where once my goal sat and it's an empty feeling inside. I think this is what is meant by that phrase, well to me anyways.
To me is about reaching your goals, the higher you set your goal, I think the more pain or emptiness you feel once you reach it. I do not mean to say reaching goals is bad, it is not. But once the goal is reached and the feelings of joy of reaching it begin to pass... you are left with a deep feeling of void or emptiness or even sadness beyond your dreams where once your goal was.
My personal goal for the last few years was to leave a country that to me brought nothing but pain my whole life. I wanted to come to the USA and see my sister, start a new beginning and have at least the chance of a good life. I reached that goal on Feb 13, 2014, I had made it. I kissed and hugged my sister with tears of joy flowing like a river. It was over, all my struggles, sacrifices begging and pleading got me here. There is no way to put into words how I truly felt.
Here I sit now only 4 days later and I should still be so happy right? I am happy for reaching my goal, but now there is a void where once my goal sat and it's an empty feeling inside. I think this is what is meant by that phrase, well to me anyways.
