What do people really want to do? What makes you genuinely happy?

Let's throw away the fanciful dreams of "Winning the lottery, driving a Lambo and having a seaside mansion." Whereas those might be "fun" they are very rarely representations of what actually fill our souls.

I'm just a cat, so my needs are simple: A full belly, a soft bed in the sun and people who love me.

Life is a little more complicated for Hoomans. But then again, is it really, when you strip away all the "societal window dreassing?"

We live in a world that tends to construct endless layers of complexity on top of basic wants and needs, and we are trained from the moment of birth that if we're OK with something very modest, there must be "something wrong" and we should always want more.

But why? To what end? As a wise Hooman was once observed to say "Shrouds have no pockets!" Think about that, for a moment; let it sink in...

In the greater scheme of things, why do you really want? What do you really want to do, in life.

Let us assume, for a moment that nobody is judging you, or watching you, or having expectations of you... and all your basics like shelter, food, health, electricity, phone, Internet and so on are just "taken care of." What would you choose to do with your life?

It can be a surprisingly challenging question to answer, because most people are conditioned to be "other-referencing," rather than "self-referencing."

That said, almost everyone entertains periodic longing thoughts and reflections, centered on the premise "if only I were able to freely _____!"

Freely WHAT?

As a species, it often feels like Hoomans have grown wildly separated from their authentic selves. We're so inundated with distractions that we barely know which way to turn.

Maybe what we really want is to have the freedom to fully immerse ourselves in our passions — whatever they may be — and get rewarded for it. Note that I didn't say "get rich" for it, just rewarded. Is "getting rich" really a passion... or is it merely one potential end result of successfully pursuing your passions?

For me, the beauty of Hive is precisely the freedom to pursue the passion of "thinking about stuff" and then putting those thoughts to words. What a blessing that there also comes a small reward, with that!

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