envy, failure, and greatness

ENVY
I don't like that word. I don't like its implications or the negative feelings that suround it. When you get down to it- It's probably one emotion that I despise the most. Anger and hurt are there too, but those are for a different post.

I feel its the only applicable word in this situation. Adam recently went to Africa for a trip. I'm not positive where or for how long, but I know he had a good time. I wish that I would be able to go to remote and far off places also. Ok, I just returned from Europe, but its much more difficult for me to travel at this point in my life. I can, but with school, work, and a job search- my opportunities are limited.
I was recently asked- Would I move to another country to live? With the potential to actually move, obtain a job, take up residency, and assimlate into the culture, I was apprehensive. However with the thought of being able to experience a new way of life, language, and expand my world- I would be biting at the bit to go. Most situations that I am aprehensive about are the best ones to be in. I do not like change, and I fight it. I know that it is necessary and I should embrace it more. As I'm getting older, I am becoming aware of more dangers in life- the risks involved and evaluating decisions more thoroughly. Sometimes these need to be tossed out the window and take a chance. Greatness is achieved in such ways. The worst that could happen? Failure. Live, learn, and try again.
Good job, Adam.