Gaming

"The chase is better than the catch" or isn't it?

After a year like 2009, i'd definitely say that the chase is way better than the catch. We might not admit it- or maybe I might not admit it- but we're always chasing something. In most cases, the chase is long, exhausting, exciting, sometimes disappointing, but always, always rewarding in some sense.

In business, we chase targets. The lessons learned in that chase are the driving force behind any success. What we learn on the way is what we use to get even further ahead; not what we learn once we achieve what we set out to. For example, we had a "mission" at work this year, after many long months of planning, theorizing, spending, struggling, fighting, advocating, and all things exhausting, we lost. We could not achieve what we were set out to create. We didn't lose because we didn't try hard enough, we tried more than hard enough. But what we, or at least I, learned SO much. When i look back, i can confidently say that the gain from the chase almost weighed out that the loss from the (non) catch.

In life, we chase everything. Depending on you you are, the ride can definitely be as good as, if not better, than the destination. For example, a few months back my best friend and i were going to some out-of-the-way party (very unusual for us). We spent three hours in the car that night looking for the place we were supposed to be and never found it. At one point getting lost turned hilarious and the whole night was wasted laughing insanely in the car. Does that illustrate my point? I doubt we would have had as many laughs if we had made it. Or maybe we would have, i don't know, but the point here is the chase was good.

In relationships, do we really need to go over that? I'd have to hand it to Sophie Ellis Bextor's very wise lyrics, "Magic stays when myth remains" and leave it at that. Once the myth is unraveled, the magic dissolves.

Anyway, as always, these are just my thoughts and i have no idea where I'm going with this. I'm just trying to say enjoy the chase. It might be as good as it gets, and if that is so, a good chase is great.