Searching For The Purpose of Life
Last night, I watched the Tree of Life. It fascinates me how a movie can have the ability to see into your soul.
I've been thinking a lot about my future, lately, and what I want out life and what defines happiness? I live, like many others in Los Angeles, with the pressure to succeed, make money, and have a nice fancy title so that I can go to parties and feel proud when people ask me what I do for a living. I have always been an ambitious person and have grown up my entire life with the mentality that I would do well in my career and achieve more for myself than my parents ever did.
But as I continue to age, I find that my definition of success is constantly transforming. In college, I defined success by receiving straight A's. I cried the first time I got a B in my "Cancer of Biology" class and swore that I would never fail again.
After graduating, I defined success by how independent I could be, and how far I could separate myself from my comfort system, primarily my family and friends. How many countries I could travel to. How many new experiences I could try. How far away from my family I could go and still be okay. READ THE ENTIRE POST…
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