Life
purpose. We spend our whole lives looking for it, feeling like shit because we
think we don't know what to do with our lives.
Let's
face it: most of us well into our twenties are bombarded daily by the need to
find out the meaning of our lives, and the idea of how happy we will be when we
finally discover our true calling. And still, we have no idea what on Earth
we're supposed to be doing.
Social
networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram make it possible to see what
other people are doing and how everyone seems to have it all together. Except
you.
I
used to read loads of articles on how you're supposed to discover what you were
brought in this world to do. I followed every trick and advice about finding
your purpose. Needless to say,
nothing worked.
Then
I started thinking. What if I've been doing this whole life thing all wrong?
What if, the point is not to find one thing and devote yourself completely to
it, what if the point is something completely different, something infinitely
simpler?
WHAT IF THE POINT IS TO SIMPLY LIVE OUR LIVES?
For me, it's would be impossible to devote my whole life to one thing and one thing alone and forget about the rest. There's just so much that I would like to achieve.
* I want to write a novel.
I couldn't possibly pick just one of those things. And it makes me feel like a loser sometimes! Surely a person who, at 23, can't find her life purpose, is not fit for adulting?
WHAT IF THE POINT IS TO SIMPLY LIVE OUR LIVES?
For me, it's would be impossible to devote my whole life to one thing and one thing alone and forget about the rest. There's just so much that I would like to achieve.
* I want to write a novel.
* I want to record videos
of me singing for Youtube.
* I want to make people
realize that they have all they need to be happy and to live life to the
fullest.
* I want to use my
crochet skills to help animals in need (crochet doggy sweaters for shelter
dogs? Yes!)
* I want to have a
successful online business.
I couldn't possibly pick just one of those things. And it makes me feel like a loser sometimes! Surely a person who, at 23, can't find her life purpose, is not fit for adulting?
But it's not like
that at all. Doing just one thing until the day you die isn't a sign of
maturity. It's great for some, but not for everyone. We're different that way,
and that's ok!
Just live. Don't
stress about finding that one thing. Do what you want to do. The rest will fall
into place. Who knows, you may end up becoming one of those people with a
single, undying passion. That's great! Or you may not. Also great!
Life is not about
finding your passion and then pursuing it. Rather, it's doing things and
letting the passion come in time. Go out there. Do what makes you happy. Let life
become your life purpose.
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