i remember reading a quote by adler, saying 'all problems are interpersonal relationship problems'. if nothing else existed except you, loneliness would never find you because you would never long for someone or something.

but relationships don't just exist in the present, they stretch beyond time. all of us are always chasing a ghost, trying to find or be like someone from the past.

all kanye ever wanted to do was make his mother proud.
virgil just wanted to create for the 17 year old version of himself.
jobs just wanted to put a thousand songs in his daughter's pocket.
dorian only wished to remain young forever.

in that chase, sometimes we find greatness and other times we keep going in circles.