Chasing after the wind?

Can't deny that life's ambition and goals can sometimes make a person feel like they are chasing after the wind. What does all these hold when one's life ends in pain and suffering, sicknesses that are unavoidable?

I was reflecting over things that happened in the years passed by. Ambitions that used to be in my heart seems to matter less to me today than in the past. Does that means that I'm starting to be complacent with the status quo? Of course not, just that life's priority changes through time and when one age (ha ha, can't deny that we do age as it is part and parcel of nature and we can't possibly stop it though we can delay it a little :D).

It also daunt upon me what if i regret for not doing or achieving something that I would love to do but it remained as a plan that was never being carried out (hhmm... a better way of describing this would be a thought in the head that is never materialized). As a mere human being like myself, all sorts of consideration needs to be first thought of before a plan is put into action.

I have a friend (whom I describe as a DeepThinker) who always weight the consequences of all decision that he needs to make (whether a simple or tough one). In one sense it is good to do so but when he becomes overly prudent, he tend not to take risk at all and the so call thought which at the offset is a good one if being carried out remain once again as a thought to "behold". There is pros and cons of being a prudent person but often times risk takers are the ones who excel in life.

So the question of whether or not to go after your dreams becomes a thought provoking statement again. Well at the end of the day, it all depends on the individual concerned. As for me, I think I know the answer. Without taking risk or chances, we will not know whether things will work out. A person who never take chances is like stagnant water which turns murky, yellow and becomes lifeless. What about you then? :D