> I was going to say I don't understand this mindset, but I guess I do. I can't really agree with it, though. Agree. I can sympathise with the mindset, because

> I was going to say I don't understand this mindset, but I guess I do. I can't really agree with it, though. Agree. I can sympathise with the mindset, because I watch so many others approach their lives with a "Grand Plan" - but it's not something I've ever set out to do so I can't claim to understand it. I do daydream of successes - Olympic gold medals, pop band hero, etc - but that's all they are to me: daydreams. I was brought up to approach life with a "you've gotta laugh, innit!" attitude and, for the most part, it's worked out well for me. I never made it to the Olympics but I won a few races back in the day. I never got any of my novels published, but they're written and available for people to discover thanks to the wonders of modern technology. I've also been blessed with bucketloads of serendipity, taking me to successes I could never have guessed were possibilities for me when I was sub-30. I ain't ancient, but I do know this: the keys to a Good Life are ... Good Friends!