A friend of mine once got directions that included taking a left where, I quote, “the peach stand used to be.”
My friend, not being from there, was no better off than he was in the first place, since there was no “Peach Stand Used to Be Here” marker on the side of the road. He didn’t have a map, so it took a little longer for him to get there.
Directions are important in life. We all want to get to the same place, I think. We all want contentment, the cool of the evening, and for all to be right where we want it.
Some want the future to be perfect, others just want right now to be good. This helps them choose their path. Sometimes choosing now over later makes later impossible.
There are a lot of ways to go. But most of them are diversions, or things to fill up the time. The poem, “The Wasteland” by TS Eliot comes to mind.
I have two friends who don’t have kids but they would make wonderful fathers. I know people who shouldn't be allowed to procreate, but they have kids.
In finding your way, others can help, but usually you get their story and it doesn’t fit perfectly with your own.
It’s better to have a roadmap. Choose the map wisely, I say.
Find a road worth taking and never divert.
