Butisn\'titamistakenottoallowustomakeourownmistakes，tolearnforourselves，toliveourownlives？Mustwebealwaysworkingfor\'thebalance，\'inonethingoranother？
Iwanttobemyself——togetoutsideofthiseverlasting，profitable\'plan\'——toletmyselfgo，andlosemyselfforawhileatleast——todothethingsthatIwanttodo，justbecauseIwanttodothem。\"
\"Myboy，\"saidhismother，anxiously，\"youarenotgoingtodoanythingwrongorfoolish？Youknowthefalsehoodofthatoldproverbaboutwildoats。\"
Hethrewbackhisheadandlaughed。\"Yes，mother，\"heanswered，\"Iknowitwellenough。ButinCalifornia，youknow，thewildoatsareoneofthemostvaluablecrops。Theygrowalloverthehillsidesandkeepthecattleandthehorsesalive。Butthatwasn\'twhatI
meant——tosowwildoats。Saytopickwildflowers，ifyoulike，oreventochasewildgeese——todosomethingthatseemsgoodtomejustforitsownsake，notforthesakeofwagesofonekindoranother。Ifeellikeahiredman，intheserviceofthismagnificentmansion——sayintrainingforfather\'splaceasmajordomo。I\'dliketogetoutsomeway，tofeelfree——perhapstodosomethingforothers。\"