The Sum Total of Our Choices

I've been searching for inspiration lately, and have been busy concentrating on keeping my eyes peeled. I find myself searching for something, even though I'm not entirely sure what that something is. It seems to be the constant in my life, I'm always craving more. More adventure, more excitement, more different experiences, more, more, more.

I don't know if I'll ever find it, but maybe that's the point? Because once you find exactly what you've been longing for, that means the search is over. Where's the fun in that?

So until then, I'll be searching high and low.

“We’re all faced throughout our lives with agonizing decisions, moral choices. Some are on a grand scale, most of these choices are on lesser points. But we define ourselves by the choices we have made. We are, in fact, the sum total of our choices. Events unfold so unpredictably, so unfairly, Human happiness does not seem to be included in the design of creation. it is only we, with our capacity to love that give meaning to the indifferent universe. And yet, most human beings seem to have the ability to keep trying and even try to find joy from simple things, like their family, their work, and from the hope that future generations might understand more.”

— Professor Levy played by Martin S. Bergmann, a New York University clinical professor in psychology, in the movie Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

(Quote via swissmiss, photo taken by Sebastian)