"At the end of the day the goals are simple: safety and security"

Shazmeneh Durrani 

Professor Mitchel Jackson

Writing 101

11 Decemeber 2014

Prompt: “At the end of the day the goals are simple: safety and security.”

You want it, don’t you? The degree from Princeton, the lamborgini in your garage, the personal stylist whose pay is more than your juniors at work – you want it all. And you, in most cases, strive to achieve all these ambitions that you set your eyes on soon after you come in this world. Every examination you took in highschool, at least if you were one of these academically dedicated ones, had something to do with your dream school, or lets just say your dream. In reality though, that wasn’t your only aim. Each day you woke up with a new target to reach, a new aim to meet be it a purchase, a meeting, shedding a few pounds or completing pending work. Human life often takes the shape of this dismal, monotonous at times robotic routine and we, in all our superiority, succumb to this routine because that’s just how much we yearn for those goals. But these goals don’t end at their accomplishment and that’s what keeps man on this consistent, never-ending run. They are associated with something more than just their material attainment, in that they keep you happy and that is what keeps you safe because without happiness in your life, you become dangerous. You become bitter, envious and spiteful and in that process, you become the greatest threat there is to your existence. You become your biggest foe, biggest rival and so, ultimately to avoid being brought down by your own self, subconsciously or maybe consciously all you realy want is the security that you will be fine, you will be happy.