It's...weird how we can still get what we want but it's not always the way we want it. It makes it harder to really know where the line is between being happy you're doing what you planned or and being obligated to because of how things turned out. Or maybe I'm off-based.
My father was the only physician for a provincial town for decades... so his passing left a gap that by blood I was required to fill.
It's not something I regret, though.
[ gives elc a good good patting. ]
Finding happiness alongside our obligations, it's a tough thing to discern. I suppose I wouldn't say I was happy with it... but... [ a tight smile ] Sometimes you do what you must for the good of a body of people. It's not a good thing, not something I'd advise so willingly. But a choice you make unto yourself. And that choice must feel right within your heart.
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It's...weird how we can still get what we want but it's not always the way we want it. It makes it harder to really know where the line is between being happy you're doing what you planned or and being obligated to because of how things turned out. Or maybe I'm off-based.
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My father was the only physician for a provincial town for decades... so his passing left a gap that by blood I was required to fill.
It's not something I regret, though.
[ gives elc a good good patting. ]
Finding happiness alongside our obligations, it's a tough thing to discern. I suppose I wouldn't say I was happy with it... but... [ a tight smile ] Sometimes you do what you must for the good of a body of people. It's not a good thing, not something I'd advise so willingly. But a choice you make unto yourself. And that choice must feel right within your heart.
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Once it's a choice you make though, is it a choice you can take back later or change your mind on? Or is it just a commitment for life?