The Journey or the End

I was watching a movie today and I came to the somewhat obvious realization that most movies usually end up the same way. The bad characters die, the good guy (or girl) will get the girl (or guy) and the conflict is resolved. The funny thing is that despite the viewers knowing what will happen in the end, we still pay money to see it. Why? Why do we keep going back to something that will give us the same result? My conclusion is that we really don't care about the end, we care more about the journey. If you apply it to life, we use what has happened to shape the present, and the future to guide our transformed selves. So it really is about the present, the present journey we are in. As the nostalgic person I am, sometimes I linger too long in the past and pour my mind over the what should have been's or done's. It's torturous sometimes how much I beat myself for past mistakes that have made me a better person. I am also a person who daydreams quite a bit and I always play future scenarios out in my head way before they happen. So what I'm saying is that I am never really fully in the present.  I fully desire to live in the present though, without worrying about the future and holding on to the past. Life is not just a means to an end, it is a journey to an end.

In the definition of the word journey, the dictionary uses the phrase "a long time." Implying that the journey of life is not a shortcut, or a fast track to get to where you want to be. But it's a process that will take awhile and will provide its hardships, but I encourage you all to life that journey you have to the fullest, and not just try to get by waiting for something better.