The paradox of desire
Sometimes, not wanting something is the best way to get it.
Al Pacino says this in his autobiography, Sonny Boy, when talking about Hollywood.
True words that apply not only to the film industry but to life in general.
What we run away from, we attract. The plus and minus poles of life. Opposite attracts.
Perhaps it is this universal magnetism that is our best guide in life. Not our own thoughts about what we "want" and "don't want".