Are you guys as nervous about 2014 as I am? Don’t get me wrong. The New Year means new opportunities and I love that part of time and progression. It’s the caveat that learned fears must be conquered before future aspirations can be achieved that makes me nervous. The older I get (I’m getting so much older, lately) the harder it is for me to be optimistic about people or situations. I fear losing my courage to take the road less traveled. To do what the crowd isn’t.
If the majority has subscribed to an idea, it is most likely the best, most correct, path by evidence of its popularity. No? No. I realize it was this thinking that fed the fires of a Third Reich – clearly an incorrect path. But you see what I mean? If the crowd is usually wrong, than how do I know I’m right? (This rambling excludes matters of religion and any discussions regarding life’s purpose. Concerning these matters I am, actually, certain that a correct decision can be made by all individually.)
“Time and Tide Wait for No Man”
The problem is that wisdom comes with time. Therefore, the answers we now have, the things we now understand, these things eluded even our comprehension years ago. This is especially true for the younger and less experienced of which club I consider myself a member. So, am I making the right decisions at this moment? Will I ten years from now go over this period of my life with a bright red correction pen, crossing out the people and plans I foolishly entertained? Will Kim Kardashian regret naming her baby after a cardinal direction? Probably. Everyone makes mistakes.
Resolutions are rubbish. Goals are golden.
Since failure is my inevitable right, it seems of little value to allow fear of such certain failure to hinder my advancement. With 2014 nested and fertile, all of our opportunities are ready to hatch. Only time knows which ones will fly.