Our Search for Value

The older you get, do you become desperate in a search to find value in what you believe to be your worth; do you ponder what you’ve accomplished? How do you compare to those who were before?  Will those to come compare their worth to yours? Who you are will leave a trace; the question is will it be of any value? How do you measure personal value? Is the metric you use easily attained or must you work hard to reach the level you have set for yourself?  If you reach your desired goal, do you reset the bar or do you rest on a bar that may rust and collapse with time? What is your worth?

Is this a question you ask yourself? Are you content with what you have become; there is a fine line between being content and being complacent. What do you think? Is being content the same as being complacent? Is there a point in your life when steps toward self-improvement are no longer worth your time? Do you strive to be an individual struggling with your own thoughts and abilities or are you satisfied with living an easy life outlined by others? Do you act and react a certain way because that is what you are told to do? Is that little voice in your inner thoughts still viable: do you question when your inner voice tells you to question or has your inner voice been clouded and deluded by complacency?

Is your value of any worth? I will not question your value; I have trouble enough sorting through and attaining my own goals. Your value, what you consider a value, is a quest you must embark upon through your own personal deliberation.

It is said that when the course of humanity is changed it is often from the efforts of one person; not sure how true that is. It is doubtful I will be that person and chances of you being that person is slim; but if you are content and/or stagnant in who you are, your chances have gone to zero.

I will not say you must always strive to do better to be of value. I will say if you do not strive,  you have become complacent and, chances are, you are less than you are capable of being.