Two Scenarios

Two scenarios. The protagonist can be either John (a man) or Mary (a woman). I'll pick John but you can pick Mary. The meaning of the story is absolutely the same. Only the personal pronoun changes from "he" to "she". Let's proceed.

Scenario one. John is a normal person, neither worse nor better than anybody else. He has a family (or he is single), goes to work, scolds his children, regularly fights and then makes up with his wife (or partner), meets with his friends and watches TV. Does he sometime (or ever) think about the quality of his life? If he doesn't, it means that he is okay with what is going on and does not need to wonder about other possibilities. If he "does" wonder, he most probably shrugs his shoulders and says, "Well, this is it. Why waste time in useless wondering?" So John lives his life in a rut and he is content - but certainly not fulfilled - with his situation. He doesn't see, and doesn't care to see that there could be much more to experience. He reaches the end of his life having done nothing particularly good nor particularly bad. He spent his existence mainly thinking about material stuff, such as earning money - possibly getting as much of it as possible - having a nice house, going on holiday, attending football games etc. He may have been interested in  (= reading the news about) the political or economic situation in his country and even abroad. What else? Ummm... Not much "else". A quiet, normal  (boring, dispiriting) life, doing what he believes he is expected to do, and this is it. Like the frog who lives happily at the bottom of the well because he has no idea that a whole wide world exists beyond the walls he is used to seeing every day.

Scenario two. John is a normal person, who performs all the actions that scenario one's John performs. But he is like the other frog who, looking up, wanders what is there beyond the edge of the well. He wants to "know", he believes that his daily, routine-led life cannot be all. And his wondering, his questions, his desire lead him towards discovering the gifts he shelters inside himself, the wonderful skills he can use to make his life more fruitful  and contribute to the happiness of others, to the progress of the whole planet. When he dares to jump beyond the boundaries created by the well (= conditioning from society), he will find all the opportunities he needs to create a  different (exciting, fulfilling) life.

Which scenario best represents you present lifestyle?