Reaching the goal

Today’s topic was brought to mind as I am reading a career politician’s biography. We like to say that when there is a will, there is a way. In my life, I have seen and have also personally experienced that if you really want to achieve something you will, given a decent amount of good luck and proper timing.

Yet, I have also found that any measure of success comes with a price tag commensurate with the level of difficulty. If someone is really ready to pay for something he or she wants, there’s most of the time a way to get it. The mode of payment may take many forms: Health, relationship quality, time or hard work. It can also be nefarious like dishonesty, treason, or criminal deed.

Of course, our ultimate goal should be the pursuit of happiness and if other goals are built on shady schemes, finding lasting bliss by choosing that road is likely to be impossible. The bottom line is that there still is no free lunch and that before accomplishing any goal, better take a long look at the price-list as well as payment options. Not doing that might bankrupt the ambitious goal-seeker in more than one way!