People consciously or subconsciously shed their desires as they become more unrealistic. If you ask a kid about their ideal life, most can rattle off a long lis

People consciously or subconsciously shed their desires as they become more unrealistic. If you ask a kid about their ideal life, most can rattle off a long list of desires. As we get older, I think we find happiness where we can so our ideal life looks more like what we know because we've been conditioned to think other forms of happiness are no longer possible or that we wouldn't like them.