I read this quote a while back and it got me thinking, is it really just about the journey and NOT about the destination? I’ve heard countless versions of this quote and to some extent i agree with what they stand for. But if you ask me, it’s missing a few points.

Since this quote talks how you will find joy/happiness in your life, I think it’s safe to say that the destination should have some weight as well. Can anyone be truly happy by just trying something and failing in the end? I had more than my fair share of failures and from what i remember, it did not feel great. No matter how hard I tried and no matter how much fun i had trying to achieve something, as long as I failed, it still felt bad. I still felt like shit. It still seemed that all my efforts were wasted and that I was better off to have not tried doing it in the first place. Sure, i learned a few new things while doing it, but was it really worth feeling this way? The same is not true when you reverse the situation. I’ve cheated on tests a few times, but it still felt great upon learning that i passed. It felt even better to know that you’ve achieved something without trying that hard. Sure, some would argue that I didn’t deserve to be happy. That may be true, but whose to say that what I felt wasn’t genuine happiness?

I guess what I’m trying to say is, find what makes you happy then do anything and everything possible to get it. Even if it means breaking a few rules along the way.