You are wherever you may be

BY DOMINIQUE JAMES

I read from somewhere on the net that if you want to be happy, and if you want to be successful, and if you want to meet and get hitched with the right person, you have to live at the right place. Yes, that’s what the proponent of this idea is proposing. It is said that everything in your life depends on where you are located.

There’s a time not too long ago when we would not consider moving out and transplanting ourselves to another place. We’ve always thought that we are rooted in a place where we were born and where our folks are. And while we can move about whenever and wherever we want, we always eventually go back to our hometown, anchored strongly to our roots.

Well, the time has come when we are no longer expected to stay put in that singular place where we’ve found ourselves. We are now in the era when we can actually decide and choose for ourselves where we want to go, where we want to stay and where we want to build a life. And, in most cases, no one is going to stop us.

This phenomenon, while not uniquely modern, is gaining ground. More and more people, specially the young and aggressive ones, are taking control of their lives, first and foremost, by deciding, selecting and then moving, to where they want to be. And they do this all on their own. They are no longer compelled to stay and live where they are expected to stay and live. They take the responsibility for themselves, and just move on.

The world, indeed, is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible to be anywhere you want to be, and still be connected to where you came from. Of course, it’s an entirely different matter if you want to be physically close to the people you want to be with, but, there’s always the option to move everybody to a different location. While sometimes difficult and fraught with challenges, it is not impossible.

If you come to think about it, the concerns of people today are so much different than it used to be. Just a few years back, the decision to move on and to stay and live elsewhere used to be something that’s not even on most people’s minds. But now, as the world evolve, as ideas evolve, and as we evolve, we invariably want the freedom to choose where we want to physically live as a natural part of our decision-making process and somehow seemingly built into our psyche. Maybe, this is a throwback to the nomadic lifestyle of some of our ancestors. Maybe, we want the experience and adventure that’s tailor-made to our own personal inclination and psyche.

So now, it’s all a matter of, first and foremost, on beginning with where you want to live, I mean, thrive. You have to carefully think this through and decide carefully. This is a very serious matter. This is definitely something that should not be undertaken lightly. After all, your happiness, your success, and your future, will depend on it.