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Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



I don't know to what extent most people have a system for deciding or understanding what they value in this regard. In large part because this is going to change and vary according to time, place, and experiences. A young person might find excitement and exploration valuable, but if they happen to have a bad time at college or in the big city, come to find more worth in a less high-pressure environment back in their hometown. A newlywed couple might value excitement, then have kids and find stability far more important, then have excitement reassert itself when the kids are older. And these things are never decided in a vacuum; the importance of how well your job pays you could hinge on your mental health (Someone with social anxiety might have a hard time arguing in court no matter how good their law degree is) or how pressing loan repayments are or plenty of other factors you can only really know at the time of decision.

I figure most people don't really have any set system for knowing what they hold to be valuable or important; they just live life and find out. :shrug:

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