The Meaning of Life
It’s 2:23 am. One thing that keeps me not getting a night of sleep is the meaning of life. Everyone may ask this question from themselves that why I’m living for what, at least once in a lifetime. Especially, this question arises from in times of uncertainty. Some people find an answer to that question early, but the rest of them do not find any plausible answer to it for such an inordinate time, even until death. What a pity life we are living in ah?
Let’s start with the question we ask is an obvious one. But the answer is not as easy as it would be. Because every answer we come up with is not applied to every single one of us. It is like a door that is unlocked by one key, but there are too many keys to find out. So each key can be used only for one door to open up. The quest for finding the right key takes a long amount of time and dedication. We need to endeavor different things not to give up in the thick of exploration. For me, there was a time to succumb to despair in an attempt to tailor myself to the new atmosphere where I had never been to. At that time, I had talked to myself that whether it was gone as I had planned or not, at least I exerted myself more than ever. Sometimes I am not sure that what I am doing is right or not, but it compels me to forward by doing that. I don't have ample experience to give life advice not to do this instead of doing this bla2… However, I just want to share with you what my disciplines in life are.
- Don’t look for an opportunity, be an opportunity. Although I have missed many opportunities, I am glad to have seized a few of them that played a certain role to shape me into who I am today. Mastering vital skills help you attract employers to join their teams. Opportunity comes in all shapes and sizes and it is up to us to make it worth or worthless. We need to prepare ourselves and be ready for opportunity when it pops up.
- Being in suspense is a good period to reflect upon where I am heading to. I have time to talk to myself genuinely about what I want to do with my life. Sometimes we tend to forget what we truly want by living a life that holds us back to dare for ourselves. It seems as if we are born to live a life which we hate, but we do it to make ends meet. What I mean by this is that living in uncertainty may be a chance in disguise to open up a new door in our life.
- . At the end of the day, it is all about regret. I ask myself whether I will regret doing this or will I regret not doing this. The answer is the latter. I do what I think is rational for me, not based on a view of others. Because the only person who takes responsibility for my action is me. I don’t want to regret my life by not doing this when I will be 70 years old. I don’t want to be remembered for how much money I made, I just want to be remembered for how much impact I made on other people’s life.
I am a person who wants to make my life more meaningful like you. There is a quote from Mark Twain that the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. The more I try to find meaning in life, the more I understand myself inside out.
