Space monkey see, space monkey do.

No matter what you do or how hard you try, there're always going to be obstacles in your way; little gnats that you just can't overcome without taking out a massive can of Raid, while throwing in a little bit of wishful thinking and nuggets of a conversation with God that you should've kept for better use. But, lo and behold, if you're like me and believe in delayed gratification and the concept of now! now! now!, you'd probably spend your time scratching your head, trying to figure out the best (and fastest) course of action to take.

You plot out a flowchart so complex that you think twice and wonder if the obstacle is worth overcoming...if you'd fooled yourself into thinking that the initial objective was even feasible in the first place. All your best-laid plans, numerous dreamt-up success scenarios and happy vibes are dissipated into vapour for someone else to grasp and enhance, thus enlarging the circle of disappointment.

But we still try, mainly because we don't like getting told the odds, and the fact that we're too stubborn to ignore the sensation of the overcrowning achievement that comes from fulfilling the aforementioned objective.

There isn't anything worth feeling forlorn about. What's important is leaving the door open for future opportunities.

And sometimes, better opportunities will come your way.