You Have Achieved Your American Dream. What Now?

One dream I have always had is to play in the National Basketball League (NBA). I didn't care too much on what team I'd play on or my salary, because being able to play basketball was my dream. To go farther, a goal to have after achieving this dream is to win the NBA Finals. So this post is an example of myself at the peak of my dream; being a champion in the most competitive basketball league on the planet.

 

Right now, I am in the moment of my dream. I have just one the NBA Finals. My reactions are speechless. I would definitely be crying tears of joy, and would be filled with an immense sense of gratitude, accomplishment and happiness. To me, the reaction would be amazing only for a short period of time. It won't be long until another there is another season of basketball. It is almost like even the greatest things don't always fulfill us.

 

In one of my previous posts, I talked about a group called Younglife. Every Monday we go to a friend’s house and talk about how our lives are and learn about new things. On one of these days, our leader talked to us about how to "fill ourselves up" with good things. He used a story about the New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, to really help us understand our lesson. In an interview two weeks after Brady had won the Superbowl, he was talking about how he had already accomplished his biggest goal (a Super Bowl). Many of his teammates went to doctors for depression because they didn't know what else to do with their life. I feel that this could have happened to me too, knowing that I had nothing else to fight for and work hard for in my job.

 

I honestly think I would be extremely happy and joyous for my accomplishment. But I might feel what they feel too. This is because you in a sense of no other goal to achieve at that point. It is strange to think that the one thing you strive to have is not something that will keep you happy for too long.