Jon KabatZinnArriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.
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Life is a process of learning. In order to become a better person, you have to learn from your mistakes and develop the skills you need to succeed. The world is full of people who have been tricked into thinking that they will be happy when they arrive at a more desirable place. When they arrive there, they find only disappointment. So, in reality, they never arrived anywhere more desirable than where they started out in the first place.
Source: Arriving At Your Own Door: 108 Lessons In Mindfulness
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