Let’s say that we have as much money as we need, and we can buy whatever we want. We pay people in our surroundings so that they play a certain role in our life. We pay them to give us challenges that we need to overcome.
With that kind of mindset one can understand that even if he were to make that wish come true he would eventually live the same life.
What does that mean?
It means that achieving the goal would not change anything.
It means that we see all the difficulties that life gives us as challenges.
It means that the essence is in the way and that is the real goal.
This does not mean that we should not strive for goals, but if that goal creates problems for us then we need to change our desires.
As Tim Ferris said in one of his podcasts:
Sometimes you need life to save you from what you want.
Podcasts that inspired me for this article: