Why are "training" and "goals" terms of redundancy?

I always supposed it was an understood thing that when you get into strength taining, you are supposed to have goals. Without goals, "training" would be an inappropriate term. When you "train," you are preparing for something, focusing on a goal and "training" to acheive it. So how many of us are actual trainers? Let's see...

My goal, as you know if you have read my bio, is to get my lifts back up to where they were 20 years ago. This is very easy to say and very easy to convey to all of you that know of me online; however, it is NOT very easy to acheive. So far, I have been working toward this goal for over a decade now, and as age continues to catch up to me, I have to continue working harder with each session to reach my goal. Someimes I feel that I am never going to make it. But I never stop trying! For the last ten years or more I have gotten closer and closer to getting there, and I am now in what I feel is the final stretch of my training toward this goal.

But when I reach my goal, what should I do? Should I throw my hands up in triumph after accomplishing my goal and then say "okay, that's it- goal reached, training finished?" No. I should and will set a new goal.

Folks, I know this sounds pretty commonplace. Everyone knows you're supposed to have goals. But does every "trainer" have them? Sadly, the answer is no. Through nearly fifty years of training, I have encountered dozens of people who lift but don't train. Even in the short time that I have corresponded with people on the internet, I have found lots of people who seem to have no goals. I never knew that there were as many dabblers out there as there are until I got online. I find people all the time who either just bounce around from routine to routine or they do the same routine with relatively the same weight and in the same style and in the same order over and over again. This is not training! Hell, I bet I have encountered more bunny trainers than I have strength trainers. Bunnies may not train for strength, but they do train to be better-looking bunnies. That isn't a goal strength trainers should shoot for, but it's a goal nonetheless.

Before you train again, think about what your goals are. Be specific, folks. You get technical and specific on your lifting, so why shouldn't you get specific on your goals?! Goals are what separate lifters from trainers; and damn it, I think I am a trainer!

Just some useless thoughts from a narrow-minded, goal-oriented old man.