its about the journey, not the destination
BUT the destination crafts the journey. if there were no goals, dreams, aspirations, there would be no journey. want proof? think about yourself back in those summer breaks during your middle school years. that first week or two of absolute freedom feels like paradise, but fast forward 1 month or so and you feel miserable, like trash even. thats what a destination-less journey feels like.
i have not lived life that long yet, but i suspect that's why the "mid-life crisis" is a thing: adults stuck in office 9-5 jobs, cant possibly justify climbing the next rung in the corporate ladder as a worthy "destination" (because frankly, it sucks). they are stuck in an infinite summer break, except they still have to spend 8 hours everyday kissing ass. i'll write more about how i think life is truly meant to be paved your way, but for another time.
but j, if the destination is necessary, whys it about the journey? remember all accounts in that you have achieved what you want. i guarantee that feeling is absolutely euphoric, but for like 2 seconds. the true joy, the one that sticks, is from the experience. its the beauty in the struggle and the progress to get there. you know the cheesy saying "it's about the friends you made along the way?". it TRULY is that. that's the joy. nothing else.
think about the journey-less destination. want an example of that? it's someone winning the lottery. you hear about how most of them go broke and spiral. in a world where we externally validate ourselves off of destination only (x figure salaries, lambos, watches, etc), its hard to see how we misguide ourselves into thinking the journey isnt important. if you truly havent realized this, try getting something you don't deserve. only then, you'll understand.