A Little Bit Of Rambling Never Hurt Right?

Over the past year I've had little time to write, but plenty of time to let my mind wander. As usual, I have a half a million questions that I know can't or won't be answered. The main focus of my wanderings tonight though are on something that has become expected of every single person on this God foresaken planet. Discontent.

Why is it a basic human instinct to want more in life? It seems like everytime someone, be it a celebrity or your next door neighbor, has the whole world within their grasp they want more? But really, what more is there to have when you have everything?

I feel like an absolute cynic, which I'd like to think I'm not but it's honestly starting to seem that way. People talk about their happiness, their love, and whatever else it is that makes them want to walk on water... then they go do something to screw it all up. Infidelity runs rampent in this society. So why put yourself through that? Even if we seem happy now, it's almost as if we can't be for too long. Once we've played the house for a while, it's only a matter of time before we want to find something to liven up whatever is missing... and lets face it, there's always something missing.

It sounds terrible but is it not the truth? Is it not why the divorce rate is up and infidelity is one of the most talked about topics in tabloids and other "self help" magazines? I mean just as I got on the internet, my MSN homepage had an article advertisement entitled "Could Your Marriage Survive an Affair." I mean really?

I don't feel like the people are the issue, it's basic human nature to want more and to be curious. Why don't people just put the blame on the institution of marriage, or on the fairy tale garbage parents put in our heads about "Prince Charming" and "Happily Ever After."

With all of that said. I hope that I'm wrong, I hope that there is a such thing as a "Happily Ever After" because if there isn't then so many people will go their whole lives searching for something that will never be. Personally, I'd like to believe I've found mine... but I know how the story goes and I try not to take a blind eye to the realities that come with the world in which we live.