That's true. In my case as well, I don't think of my future really without it but rather with it being contained--which I figure is just fine as well. Because I feel like depression is the accumulation of a bunch of issues (so really it's difficult to deal with all of them), events happening that pull us down (most of which is unpredictable), and who knows what else. But I want to enjoy life again. And while I probably won't reach the same enthusiasm that I had as a kid that's fine as long as I have some sort of fun.

But yes, really what we all should do is focus on improvement. That's really more than enough Having high goals is great (sometimes) but the most important part is moving forward.