A young man and old successful man sit on a park bench watching a sunset across a large pond.
The young man turns to the old man
Why do you think you or I exist?
The old man gives him a side look and replies
I exist to prevent non-existence.
I mean that makes sense but why do you bother doing that?
Well that's simple, the longer I exist, the more likely I am to ensure the further existence of my genes.
Why does that matter though?
It doesn't really. I like many others live along a path somewhere between the passage of time given to me that is yet to be and the time I have had that has already been. So I'm just making the best of it like you.
Huh, that makes sense I guess. Well how have you made the best of it?
I seized the present to manufacture the ends I envisioned but only to use these ends as means to further seize the present to produce even more ends.
What do you mean?
I wanted to be he who controled his destiny. A man who's right to the ends I seek would only be limited by his ability to seize the present and envision the ends.
That sounds pretty useful. How can I do that?
I have focused my labours only to skills that could help me better seize the present and I have surrounded myself around those who's imaginations help me better envision my ends.
Is that it?
No. On my own journey each of my end's small successes continued to stack on each other to help me realize the next dream. I did that again and again until one day I woke up to the reflection of a successful individual.
Huh.
The moment I stop stacking is the day the reflection will change.
Listen now, you can do alot of things wrong it your life. You only have to get the bigs right.
Everything you become and don't will be contingent to you keeping a continuous production of your beginnings becoming your ends and your ends becoming your new beginnings.
All this process asked of me was the price of faith in its full commitment.
If you do the same, your success will too follow.
Was living that way worth it?
I thought it was.
Being a successful man, is there things you still wish you could have that you haven't already had or already got?
The old man turns to the young man,
Yes there is.
To do it all again...