I don't believe that there is such a thing as a perfect, or an ideal situation. Ideal is the more appropriate word to use, because the word itself denotes a conception, a remote possibility, not a reality. I'm asking you, in your lifetime, have you ever found complete fulfillment, or felt complete within yourself, and your accomplishments? I'll tell you what generated this question, it was a brief conversation i just had with an engineer I see occasionally. We always do small talk when we come across each other, whether it be in the elevator, or as today out in the rain. For instance, yesterday, on the elevator, I asked him how was his weekend, and what he did. He replied that he went to the movies. I can't recall what he watched, but I do remember that he went alone.
That was interesting to me, because typically when I see a movie, I'm by myself. I don't make plans to go to movies, but rather if I'm in the area doing whatever, I might go see a flick to kill some time. Well today, during my lunch break, I took a walk, and its chilly, windy, and rainy, and it fits my mood. I just downloaded a beautiful mixtape and it played as the perfect soundtrack to this weather. I stopped at this huge office building and hung out briefly under its overhead roof, to pause, enjoy the air, and observe people. He came out of the building, which isn't surprising because his work takes him all throughout town. Here's how our conversation went.
Him: What are you doing out here in the rain?
Me: Just getting some air. The thermostat on our floor is set at hell, and I needed some air. I don't care if it was twenty below. I had to get out of there.
Him: Why are you standing here of all places, in this weather? You don't work in this building too do you?
Me: No my walk took me here, I'm still at the building up the street. Just killing time, besides I like this kind of weather. Feels good today. I have my umbrella, some good music, I'm feeling good today.
Him: I gotcha. The only thing your missing is a woman though right? (with a grin on his face, that only other males recognize)
Me: Ha ha, I guess you're right man. Can't have it all right? Ha ha
Him: Have a good one man. (he went on his way)
Truth be told, he's right, that is the one thing that I'm lacking right now. But you ever ponder that there's always something that you'll be lacking in life? Even when I was a kid, and there was the Constructicons who were a faction of the Decepticons, the bad guys in Transformers. There was six of them to collect, and if you could get all six, you could put them together to form the ultimate bad guy, Devestator. I never did get all six, only 3 or 4 if I remember correctly. Nowadays, you can buy a package that has all six of them together for like $70 at your nearest toy store. How come that wasn't available when I was a kid? Oh well, so it goes.
You catch my drift though right? I'm asking you just out of curiosity, at different stages of your life, what do recall lacking that would have given you fulfillment, if even a false sense of it? Did you ever accomplish certain goals, only to be dissatisfied looking to create another goal of some sort to give you a sense of complete purpose?