if only

look around. what do you see? i see searchers. seekers. people, everywhere, looking for something. something different, something better, something more...
perhaps they're looking for themselves. a better version of themselves, the version that only exists in the world of 'if only'.
'if only i studied more'
'if only i procrastinated less'
'if only i had told them...'
'if only i had walked away'
'if only i hadn't said that'
'if only i could be like her'
'if only i could be smarter/more attractive/more popular/more talented'
the list goes on.
and on and on.
and on.
what we know deep down, all of us, is that if we spent less time in the land of 'if only' and more time in the real world, trying to actually accomplish these goals, for want of a better word, we would search less and find more.
now, if only i can put this advice into practise...