That Need.That Want

Feb 27, 2008 - 12:31 PM PST

Okay, im no philosopher or poet or wiseman(or woman) but have you ever heard of this phrase or saying "what you need may not be what you want,and what you want may not be what you need"
confused?so am i.
so sometimes what i need, like a dental surgery costing a bomb, or a job which requires me to stand up more than 10 hours, is mostly not what i want.and what i want, like a new laptop so i dont have to hoard my mom's, or an ipod, or to get into a verry good university somewhere around the UK, is exactly not what i needed.
Its all about getting back to basics.Having the essentials.Keeping it simple.
Sory hun, simple is NOT in my vocabulary.i cant live without my wants.they're what keeps me motivated in doing what i do.If i dont have these wants, then i dont have goals.
Right?Like what i want is what i'd like to achieve, and these are my dreams and goals.So without wants, then i would have no self motivation or direction.
Example, I want to study in the UK so so much, that I work hard in my school work and participated in every bleeding activity that counts so i could score a scholarship.Doesnt that make sense?
Our wants is what drives us daily.And people keep saying that to have a want is bad.That we should focus on what we need.The wanting is a catalyst that helps us perform the best in every situation.and if the want is bad, vice versa.

Wouldn't it be perfect if someone just slap me in the face with a thick copy of LIFE 101?That might knock some more sense inside my already ringing head.Then i could finally figure out what i want, and what i exactly need.