Chapter 211

“I’m pretty sure I can have anything just not everything.” - Score

Put your mind to it and you can have pretty much anything your heart desires. If the want is keen enough and the drive is present and your consistency or grit is stable enough, it will eventually happen. There are few exceptions to this in the Western world. We live in an unprecedented time of history, with god-like technology making almost everything possible. You can have anything you want, if the want is strong enough to carry you through. 

We are not dealing with what you should want, but simply is it possible? The morals or wisdom of your wants is the subject of an entirely different kind of writing and post. But every desire has costs and tradeoffs. If you want your doctorate, it takes years of effort, that will cost you other wants you may want. So few people get their doctorate and travel the globe while writing for a fashion magazine, even though they may want both of those things. The two wants have clashing needs and competing demands and requirements. You can have anything, just not everything.

Many of the young men I grew up with want the excitement of the chase in a fresh and new relationship. They also want to have the luxury, contentment and stability of a lifelong partner in marriage. You can’t have both at the same time, even though one might lead to the other eventually. You can have anything, just not everything.

You can purchase a new car, or invest in real estate or your 401k, but these two wants, have competing purposes and requirements. You can have anything, just not everything.

So choose.