What pushes you? Is it just gravity, that mystical force which set the universe in place? Maybe its the wind, it blows you to and fro. Perhaps, its some other describable external force such as a parent, friend, or rival. Yet, what about places where these forces cannot reach? Better yet, when you are at a place in life where nothing can hold you down and no one can look down upon you, then what keeps you motivated to keep striving?
For example, when Einstein made discoveries in quantum physics and photo electric effect what drove him to theorize that it was all relative. Indeed, Einstein's life would have viewed his life a failure if he could not figure that very conundrum; it drove him. The beautitudes of Matthew lists attributes of man that are and remain blessings: meekness, merciful, poor in spirit, those who mourn etc.
The beatitudes never say, "blessed is the man who, even amongst his success, sees unending failure" or "blessed is the man who remains thirsty like a parched beast in the scorching desert even though his life has been more bountiful than the waters of the Niagara." Truth be told, it is probably a curse; the curse of non-complacency. The curse that is defined as never ever being happy with any of your accomplishments or, alternatively, immediately setting new goals once an accomplishment has been reached such that you don't have the time to revel in the aforesaid accomplishment. In other words, the antithesis of satisfaction a life where sad will be your faction unless you keep putting your goals in action.
You may call these individuals gluttons for success. Individuals who push the boundary. Individuals who have a malfunction because they simply do not "stop." Stop, you already have your degree. Stop, you already have a degree upon a degree. Stop, you already passed your test. Stop, you already have a job. Stop, you already have a great job. We work hard to reach a point of success, so "stop" because you have already reached it. Please stop, because the roses are in full bloom, and smell so wonderful.
For those cursed with the inability to ever be satisfied, driven to be the best, burning with a zeal to reach an artificial peak of their own creation, these pleads of "stop" fall on deaf ears. Some may not understand it, but it is what it is. While some find joy in games, partying, television, or relaxation, others find it in being better than everyone else or, at the very least, being better than they were the day, minute, or even second before. A never ending process.
A process is defined as a series of actions or steps taken to achieve an end. I must confess, I am one of those that does not see an end in sight. Reach a goal, and then reach a higher goal, and before you know it, you'll reach a place that not even you could have dreamed of.
