{"id":689,"date":"2010-10-15T10:59:15","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T10:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/?p=689"},"modified":"2020-02-10T17:53:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:53:30","slug":"an-inspirational-conversation%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/an-inspirational-conversation%e2%80%a6\/","title":{"rendered":"An inspirational conversation\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspired by a recent conversation I decided to watch a legendary episode of the \u201cTwilight Zone<\/span><\/strong>\u201d that was aired in the 60’s, which is called \u201cA nice place to visit<\/em><\/a>\u201d. The episode makes a fantastic point and could teach us a very important lesson in life!<\/span><\/p>\n

It is basically about an outlaw called \u201cRocky<\/em><\/span>\u201d who gets shot by police after committing a crime, just to find himself in the company of a friendly person called \u201cPip<\/em>\u201d, who assures Rocky that he has been instructed to grant Rocky every wish he desires. Rocky, still suspicious, realizes soon that he has died and assumes therefore that he has gone to Heaven where all his wishes will be granted by his guardian angel Pip. After some hours Rocky has made all his dreams for money and beautiful women come true, only to find himself winning every game he plays in the casino and hitting every jackpot in the slot machines. Rockies euphoria slowly turns into boredom and finally disappointment when he asks Pip if he could invite some of his friends only to be told that this was his own \u201cparadise\u201d where he couldn’t invite his friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some months later Rocky becomes so thoroughly bored by the \u201cparadise\u201d he lives in, because there is absolutely no challenge for him and he predictably wins at anything he attempts and has satisfied all of his wishes. Rocky cannot stand his \u201cparadise\u201d anymore and tells Pip: \u201cI don’t belong in Heaven, see? I want to go to the other place!<\/em>\u201d, only to be told by Pip that he was already in the \u201cother place<\/em>\u201d. The episode ends with Pip’s evil laughter, while Rocky tries to unsuccessfully escape from his \u201cparadise\u201d. The episode ends with the closing narration:<\/span><\/p>\n

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A scared, angry little man who never got a break. Now he has everything he’s ever wanted- and he’s going to have to live with it for eternity in the Twilight Zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This episode of the Twilight Zone is fantastic as it literally illustrates us that it is absolutely not desirable to have \u201ceverything\u201d in life<\/em><\/span>. In fact: being able to fulfill every wish and making every dream come true will only cause us to become tedious, sooner or later. I\u00b4m sure you either agree with me at this point, or you do not believe anything I told you above, telling yourself: \u201cHaving everything I ever wanted would make me the happiest person alive!<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe some true-life examples can clarify why it is not really fulfilling to have everything in life! Let’s have a look at people that are able to afford themselves everything they want: <\/span><\/p>\n