Have To vs Want To

The phrase:"I have to" makes me think about these words from La Jardinera: "Who is the horse? And who is the rider?" “have to” indicates that others have decided what we are going to do, whereas "I want" indicates our responsibility (not to confuse it with guilt). Wanting something means that we are the ones who are successful when we get what we have, and it means that if it doesn't work we have the possibility to try it again and find other ways.

The path chosen is not an obligation, but an option, and if that option does not work: it can always change.

The answers to the test were "A-A-B-A", but the merit in the end is not mine; it belongs to La Jardinera. Of course, I remember that when I graduated: I was 23 years old, I didn’t want anyone to be with me, I didn’t want my parents there, I didn’t want my friends there because I was afraid of not getting the highest marks. I graduated with 110 in Economics (in Italy the highest grade is 110 and with honors), but I was not happy, I did not celebrate.

It is thanks to La Jardinera that I have learned to be happy with successes, to reward myself for results and to live the failures as an opportunity to learn something. La Jardinera sets us free!