What For?

We study so hard reading them books.
And what for?
The grades.
We break our backs working countless hours.
And what for?
To pay the plastic.
To provide us shelter.
Clothes piled in this corner.
Shoes stacked up to the nines.
A library filled with words of stories that we wish we could have.
A happily ever after means what to you?
Living comfortably?
To raise a family?
Or is it walking in the latest trends or driving the hottest rides?
Maybe it is living in a house with a pool and a basketball court.
No piked fence you say, you'd rather have a stone wall with them big steel center gates.
Why do you need gates like that? For security?
Although, how could you feel secure with metal around you when the true intruder resides within yourself.
Or with your dreams.
So tell me why are you living your life the way that you are.
What in the heck for?
What purpose do you believe you fulfill?
You see everything has a purpose.
Everything that is currently at your grasp.
The people that walk in and our of your life.
The experiences that you have endured or glorified.
So when you ask yourself why you are doing the things that you are doing or are saying the things you speak of, ask yourself what for?
Is it to hurt your competitors or to improve your game?

It is all for a bigger purpose for a bigger picture.

So tell me, what do you think is yours?