The Meaning of Life
Here you are. Existing as you consume the world until the world consumes you. Life is ultimately a series of choices and based on those choices, you need to feel content with the consequences (end results) both good and bad equally.
The Optimist says: I appreciate myself and the world around because I am useful. I either win or learn.
The Pessimist says: I can tolerate myself and the world around because I don’t feel useless. I either win or lose.
If you are a pessimistic person, you may think life is suffering and the goal is to make life worth living. If you are a optimistic person, you may think life is a blessing and the goal is to experience as much of life as possible. Living to the fullest is only distinguished as “truly living” by experiencing and then comparing your highs against your lows. Regardless of perspective, both mindsets are rooted in self-respect. Without me, ”this” wouldn’t get done.
If you are familiar with the phrase, ‘Carrying your own weight’ (within society.) This relates to managing and maintaining your life - and not burdening your load onto others. Navigating life is not about how much you can carry, but how you carry it. It can be scene as a chore full of pains or as an exercise full or gains. Pain and suffering are opportunities for growth and understanding while pleasure and ecstasy only result in affirmation and continuation.
Make a goal heavy enough so that you can think to yourself, as useless as I may be, at least I could move ”that” from there to there. People are willing to carry a heavier load if they get to pick the load they want. Shoot for the moon, but have some criteria. It should be good for you. It should move you forward and it should be good for your family and community. Within those constraints, you have choices.
Regarding careers, pick a college major that has a career destination at its end. Without it, you form an ambiguous relationship with the idea of education. Without orientation towards a goal, how can you be motivated? If a system sets out a structured path to attainment - those who follow protocol ideally move right along based on their drive within that structured system.
If you don’t agree with the system, then you need to ask yourself, what do I want? You can have whatever you want, but you have to figure out what that is. If what that is is worth having, then you’re more willing to put effort towards it and if what that is is definable, then you’re more likely to make wiser choices along the way to achieve it.
You have to figure out what you have to do and if you have nothing worth living for, then you never grow. The alternative to valued responsibility is impulsive pleasure. You need direction. Why lift the load if there’s nothing you gain by doing it? You have to decide that you’re going to do something.
-Busy Brain