The goal or the journey

Today's life requires us to have goals from the very beginning. Having a certain level of ambition in those goals seems pretty good. We reach goals throughout our lives, and the sooner, the better; it means we will go far—applause for achieving the goal.

So we have thousands or millions of people on the planet pursuing goals and reaching them. Who benefits from achieving goals? What goals? What are those goals based on?... I think we have all set goals, and we have also enjoyed reaching them. We pay little attention to the journey, whether it was suffered, enjoyed, or neither. The curious thing is that the journey to achieve the goal is much longer than the moment of arrival, which doesn't last at all! What happens after we reach that goal?

Shouldn't we be as focused on the journey as the goal if the journey takes longer than the goal? In other words, becoming experts at making and enjoying good journeys could be valuable since we spend most of our time on them. Life is spent on journeys to different goals. Reaching goals is just a matter of moments.

A whole life is closely related to the number of memorable moments, and many are surely associated with reaching a few goals. But wouldn't those be so few moments compared to all the possible ones if we could make the journey days of learning, enjoyment, and remembrance? Ultimately, how do we become more skilled at making every minute and hour of our lives worth remembering? Is there a secret to this?

The answer to this question is broad. I will try to get close to an answer, but I do not doubt much information will be needed. However, I will give you the most essential reference that has motivated me to write this blog: Eckhart Tolle's book, The Power of Now.

The journey, the process, and the meaning of life are different ways of calling it. Because of its duration, making this journey a source of enjoyment in life is significant. The key is to know how to live in the moment, how to live in the present, and how to live in the now. The present is the only thing we have. Suppose we can isolate the present from our past and its emotional consequences, and isolate the present from the anxiety caused by the uncertainty of the future. In that case, we will be better positioned to create something more memorable from our present moment.

When we clear the present from the effects of time, we can take advantage of everything we are, our entire being, and dedicate it to it. We are giving ourselves completely; it becomes a timeless and fulfilling experience; that moment becomes pure life. The clarity, creativity, and emotions generated in moments like this are purer and reflect what we are without the masks we use to cover our corrosion or worries. It sounds good and better to live it in everyday life.

Of course, a life like this, a journey like this, multiplies the memorable moments. It does not limit them to the moment of reaching a goal. On the contrary, it expands them to the moments in which our being could show itself as it is and give itself. Those are great moments always to remember. Are we going to focus on the journey or the goals?