A boy went into shop for a shirt.

But the boy didn’t want what he saw.

It fit. It was cheap. It looked fine.

He shook his head.

“Have something different?”

That’s what we always want.

Not just a shirt. A different shirt.

Not just a job. A better job.

Not just a life. A changed life.

It’s not about having.

It’s about changing.

Even our dreams say it.

“I want to make a difference.”

What does that mean?

It means you want to change something.

Change the world.

Change your fate.

Change how people feel.

Not add. Alter.

When we’re bored? We don’t want more of the same.

We want novelty.

Which is just a fancy word for difference.

We love variety. We crave contrast.

We get itchy when everything stays still.

This isn’t just psychological. It’s biological.

Your brain’s a furnace.

It burns 20% of your energy. Even though it’s just 2% of your body.

Why? Because it’s always watching. Scanning. Waiting.

For what?

Change.

Your body doesn’t burn much while sitting. Your brain does.

Because it’s not resting. It’s simulating.

Predicting futures. Running possibilities. Asking: “What if this changes?”

Most of the energy we burn isn’t spent on action. It’s spent on just existing.

Basic metabolism. Internal housekeeping. And most of all, thinking.

We are not built to move constantly. We are built to anticipate constantly.

Because action is rare. Anticipation is constant.

You don’t need to act all the time. You need to sense when to.

We are not designed for peace. We are designed for potential.

That’s why mystery is magic. It promises change. It says: something might be different.

Until you solve it. Then it isn’t magic anymore.

Why? Because the difference is gone.

Mystery has voltage. Certainty doesn’t.

In business, we ask for differentiation. In investing, we seek market deltas. Even in love, we say: “They were different.”

It’s always the same hunt. The hunt for contrast. The thrill of change.

So we don’t just want to survive. We want to be surprised.

We want difference. Because sameness is death.

Difference isn’t a bug. It’s the whole damn program.

It’s not about what is.

It’s about what could be.