Not in a vaccum

The things we so desperately want most are sometimes the hardest to obtain. Rightly so if you really want something you should be willing to work hard for it so that once it is obtained you may better appreciate it (at least so I've been told). But is that always the cause though? Sometimes we find that what we want so badly and then finally obtain are on occasion bitter disappointments; not only in what it turned out to be, but also from the lack of satisfaction and absence of a sense of reward of accomplishment. No intrinsic value.

Is there a reason the seemingly unattainable is kept out of reach? Do we always need what we want and conversely do we want what we need? On occasion one must assess the reason/drive behind so desperately wanting that seemingly unattainable - and go further to assess the means by which it is pursued. Does the end justify the means?

I think some of my wants are or seem to be unattainable and probably rightly should remain so because they may be to my detriment to have - truly it is a case of you can't always get what you want. But, I'll find just what I need.

Heavy is the mind of the man who carries burdens that are not his own. That thought swirled through my mind this morning - I think I know why, but I won't admit it to myself, at least not out loud and certainly not it black on white.