moving goal posts

thing is, we do this to ourselves.

sometimes, we actually get what we want. x amount of money. that yoga pose. that trip i longed for.

now, with that done, should i just roll over and die? well, no, no plans on that, so i suppose i should find another goal. i'm always setting goals. is that a good thing? does that make me feel better? that i have something to do? can i be goal-less? wouldn't that make me a worse person?

what is the location of the final goal post? what is the final answer? 42?

ok, so now i've realized making more and more money is no longer the answer. what about understanding? aren't questions about the meaning of life similar - and they are inherently inexplicable, and any intellectual pursuit for more and more understanding, will be ultimately futile? (or maybe we get there when we are totally satisfied with the futility of such?)