What We're Supposed To Do?

Dear World And Everyone In It,

Are there certain life goals that we should have? That we're supposed to meet? It seems like we're all in a rush to meet a certain goal in a certain amount of time doesn't it? It's always something. We can never be content can we?

Marriage is a HUGE thing isn't it? If you're a certain age and you're not married, then there's something wrong with you no? Me? Marriage is not something I don't know if I want. It seems that people are getting married for the wrong reasons only to be miserable for the rest of their lives. What are the wrong reasons? Loneliness, lust, possession of another, to prove you're straight, arrangement, profitable union, and the list goes on I'm sure. Then after a few years and you get older, the cheating begins because? You married for the wrong reason. I hear people as young as 18 wanting to get married and have a family. Are we being selfish? Are our desires, that would have to include other people, just to satisfy our own needs and wants? Women have this idea about the perfect wedding. Sometimes I think they want the wedding more than the man. Am I wrong?

We all want to achieve something by a certain time in our lives. We all feel entitled to have what we're supposed to have when life doesn't guarantee us anything. When we don't get what we expect, the world is over. Life shouldn't be about what you expect, it should be about living it the best way you can. Not to say that you can't have goals. You can have goals. Just don't put a deadline on it. Are we programmed from birth? Go to school, go to college, get a job, get married, and retire. How limiting is that? What's worse is there are people who will literally ask you, what's wrong with you if you don't have any of those things as if doing those things makes you acceptable or good on paper. As humans in this world we are constantly limiting ourselves with labels and expectations and the like. That's why depression is such a big issue in this world because people who don't have what society says they should have are down on themselves. Saying things like, "I should be married by now" or "I want to have a baby before I'm too old" or even "I have to travel the world before I'm 30". We're driving ourselves crazy every day because we expect so much so soon.

What are we supposed to do with ourselves? Do we have to do anything? Are we just racing against time? I need to know world....

We all need to know...