¡Más alto!

I was told today that to feel that my life is complete I have to plant a tree (done it), have a child (someday), write a book (it’s my plan to do so) and travel on a hot-air balloon (recently achieved it). So, according to what I have been told I am 50% complete. Maybe I should start focusing on that other 50% now that I am halfway there.

I have always wanted to write a book. And I started a couple of novels, but for some reason I always stopped after reaching X pages. I once thought it would be funny to write about what life is like for a lefty (yes, I am left-handed). People do not notice, but it ain’t easy for us out there. But since we just represent 10% of the humanity, I thought it would be useless to write about it. A year ago, I started writing a novel based on something that happened to me in real life. I wrote 140 pages and stopped. Maybe someday in the future I will conclude that book. And just as I returned from my trip to Turkey, I thought about writing about another topic. I might start doing some research and see what I get out of it. Even if it does not end up being a novel, it’ll be useful to learn some new stuff. (I have written a couple of short stories, if I put them all together would they count as a book?)

As for the child issue… of course I would love to become a mother someday. A lot of the people I know that are hitting their thirties are pregnant these days. I just ran into one of them earlier today. She looked gorgeous, with her new hairdo, the baggy pink blouse and baggy black pants. Pregnant women look gorgeous. So… hopefully I will fullfil those two goals some time in the future and be complete .

Seriously… one is complete if he/she achieves those dreams he once had. Doesn’t necessarily have to be planting a tree… I just found the comment funny.