There are only two tragedies in life ....

'There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.' - Oscar Wilde

I remember discussing this quote with Sanna once - why would getting what one wants be a tragedy?

I thought: it's obvious. If you get everything you want in life, you will have everything to lose. That way when you lose what you have (which I believed to be inevitable, as nothing lasts forever), it would be so painful to go on, knowing what you have to live without.

 Sanna, however, thought it was because one wouldn't have anything to aspire to anymore and the biggest tragedy is to not have any reason to dream. One would lose the possibility of dreaming.

What do you think?

These thoughts have been on my mind lately a lot. Here I am in Nairobi, doing exactly what I wanted for such a long time. Nevertheless I find myself not able to enjoy it fully. My thoughts are already in fall of 2015 and what will happen after this internship. An extension of this 6 months is basically impossible, so what's next?

I could:
a) strike while the iron is hot: Try do everything I can to get employed by an international company based somewhere in East Africa.

b) apply for another internship, because guess what's better than 6 months of international work experience in East Africa? 12 months.

c) come home and focus on my studies, complete my Master's (finally!) and work half-time somewhere. But where? What work could be the logical continuation to this internship, not setting me back a few years on my resume?

My mother would say to all this: hey, be thankful. At least you have a choice. However I think the difference between my mother's generation and us Millennials is the attitude towards choices. The difference could be depicted by these two tweets:

I presume Sanna was closer to the truth: getting what you want could be a tragedy because you don't know what to want next! :D