VII. We Want. We Need.

We want to be surrounded by people- family, friends, a lifelong companion. People to make life worth living. People to make every step of the way bearable. People who understand us, who care for us, who tolerate us. We want to be surrounded by people in hope of them completing us.
We need to spend more time alone. We need to take a break every once in a while from this demanding world we live in, and simply free our minds from any inner turmoil. We cannot keep living a race which we are obsessed with winning. We need to step back and take a break.

We want to believe that we can achieve the high goals we set for ourselves- the successful friendships, marriage, career, our hopes and dreams in life all fulfilled. We want to convince ourselves that life alters according to our expectations, and that things will fit into place if we think them through enough or spend just the right amount of time planning them all out.
We need to put more effort into working for the goals we set rather than simply attempting to dream them into being. Our expectations are seldom met because too often we forget the importance of pursuing them, too often we neglect the effort they require. We need to try harder.

We want justice, fairness, honesty- describable in many different ways, we want to feel we are getting what we deserve. We dislike the people who wrong us, we mistrust the people who lie to us, we let go of the people who cannot treat us right. We choose to replace those who do not meet our expectations with others who may, or may not.
We need to rise above the hatred, the uncertainty, the coldness. We need to give in every once in a while, reducing the impact that certain experiences have on our relationships. We need to truly believe in second chances.

We want to live a life that's "full."
We need to learn how to do that.

Savvy Doc.