A summary of how I feel. I love London when I’mm in some far-flung land. I love the crazy wildernesses when I’mm in London…
“…When I was here, I wanted to be there. When I was there… all I could think of was getting back into the jungle. I’mm here a week now. Waiting for a mission. Getting softer. Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker. And every minute Charlie squats in the bush…he gets stronger. Each time I looked around…the walls moved in a little tighter…” – Apocalyspe Now
I would really value your comments on this conundrum!
This is my problem too. I am now in “london” and every day im thinking about escape.
But i know that after 1-2 months on bike, “london” will became a new dream.
The solution to this “conundrum” is to appreciate the present time.
To be happy because of what is now, not what will happen in future.
We should have plans but we should not live in the future. We should live in the present time, in the place where we are now.
If our goal is to allways do the best in the current place, our life will be place-independent.
A comment sent in by Arthur Purbrick:
“The unquashable urge that drives certain human beings to always go one step further in order to satisfy their hunger for the grass that’s on the ‘other side of the fence’. Much similar to climbing a jagged mountain, each rise pushes man to go for the next until the summit is achieved or we are forced to stop and wait. Sometimes this urge can be dismissed as a selfish and ungrateful urge, or fidget feet, but it’s not; through our constant drive to go over the next rise (Fiennes), sail one day further (Columbus), or complete one more mad expediton (Humphreys!?). Upon reaching that grass we realise that the patch we just left actually has clover, and we return, only to see that the buttercups have sprung over the fence. So on so forth.”
Maybe where you are geographically is not the cause of your happiness / unhappiness. Maybe its about engagement with parts of your brain that your constant flitting helps you to avoid. I spent three years after uni bobbing around looking for happiness on the other side of the world and I found it in a rewarding job that engages and challenges me.