February 2009 - WANT: An adult's view on want

Onions have layers. Adults have layers.
Layers develop with time.

As a young adult the wants might be, in no particular -

things
love
friends

As an adult the wants might be, in no particular -

proving yourself
success
activities
marriage

As an older adult the wants might be, in no particular -

safety of home
stable job
peace of mind
secure with yourself

Of course passing from one age to the next, means adding layers. Some layers are less obvious at any specific time, but still remain a part of the overall makeup.

Another stage that embraces adults is having children.
When it comes to children, what do parents want?

At the birth of my son, my first child, a particular song played while I was driving that from that point forward brought him into my mind every time it played.

The song is Forever Young written by Bob Dylan, but the version I heard was sung by Rod Stewart. This became my WANTS for both my children.

Here are the lyrics.

May the good lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
Surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you'd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young

May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
With a prince or a vagabond

And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young
Forever young
Forever young

And when you finally fly away
I'll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell

But whatever road you choose
I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever young, forever young
Forever young ,forever young
Forever young, forever young
For, forever young, forever young

In reality, adults may have many wants beyond what is listed above.
I imagine those other wants come from what we experience and our environment.
You may recall from time to time those days when you were a child.
Those wants are also layered in there as well.
Occasionally, these wants surface and can be enjoyed even as an adult.

Be on the lookout for all those layers and enjoy all of them.