"Were the paths that we were heading down the right ones for us- or were we simply staying the course because we thought we should? Was the road most frequently traveled the one that we wanted to follow?"
-The Lost Girls, pg 5
To put in in context, this quote follows musings on how all three of the women have reached the initial goals of adulthood: moving out of their parent's house, graduating from college, getting jobs, and falling in love; but were the next steps, mortgages, marriage and children, really where they wanted to go?
It makes me wonder, are we, ok, am I, following the path that I want, or am I following a path that I believe is expected of me? I have always wanted to work for the government, but I have also always wanted to travel. And my job doesn't really lend itself to writing travel articles. Then again, working at State does give me the opportunity to travel in a way, though being a civil service employee versus a foreign service officer means I will have less opportunities than others. Sigh. Part of me hopes that in 2 years I will be happy in my life, settled with someone I love, and traveling when I want, and the other part of me is worried that I won't be satisfied with my life. Sigh. Let's hope for the first option, not the second, because if it is the second, then I will be miserable and sorely tempted to follow in these women's footsteps.
Then again, maybe this is all ridiculous and the travel bug has just gotten to me, and all of my worries will be for naught once I travel somewhere for a week or so. Fingers crossed!!!
