Don’t let the ambiguity of your “purpose” discourage you from pursuing it.

Purpose is what you’re all about. “Be about something!” I doubt many would argue that such a phrase issues a directive that is fundamentally incorrect or unhealthy, and to most it will probably register as common sense. For some, purpose of self is the single most influential idea motivating their behavior, and yet for others it holds no intuitive meaning whatsoever. In a future post, I will revisit this purpose of self to write about its meaning and existence in a more philosophical context. In this post, I only wish to address the weight this idea carries and its practical implications in the minds and lives of any person, not only those who intuitively understand or live by it.