“Wanty wanty cyaan getty an’ getty getty nuh wanty”
The above Jamaican proverb was shared with me by a friend and it represents the oxymoron of life.
It literally means those who desire a thing the most, do not get it and those who have a thing the most, do not desire it.
It made me think of happiness and a quote, “questionably” attributed to Henry David Thoreau –
“Happiness is like a butterfly.
The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.
But if you turn your attention to other things,
It comes and sits softly on your shoulder.”
What you desire, makes you ignore what you have.
What you have, holds the seeds to all you desire.
– Osasu Oviawe