This is where I want to be. This is what I need. This is where I want to be, But I know that this will never be mine.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker identifies a place they desire but acknowledges they cannot possess it.
- In plain terms
- I know what I want but I can't have it.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept when desire and reality do not match.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you want but lack?
- How do you handle loss?
Another view
It assumes the desire is impossible to fulfill.
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