Live a life of purpose

Ayman Sheriff
Youth’s Digest
Published in
3 min readMay 4, 2021

“Happiness isn’t the point of life. It’s to be useful, noble, caring, and have your life make a difference.”

We have been fascinated about why things are the way they are since we gained the capacity to think rationally and analyze our environment as human beings. This is valid on either an absolute and relative basis, such as when we seek to know how animals have evolved or when we ask more general questions about meaning, god, and the essence of the cosmos. Since we acquired the ability to think logically and understand our world as fellow humans, we have been intrigued by why things the way they are. This is true on both relative and absolute terms, as when we want to explore how animals evolved or when we want to learn something about purpose, nature, and the existence of the universe.

People become interested in the meaning of life for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they’re naturally interested, or perhaps they’ve just witnessed a family loss, or maybe they’re challenging their religion, or maybe they’re depressed and seeking a refreshed sense of purpose. You’ll have to search a little to discover your life’s meaning. Since there are so many possible responses to this dilemma, you must choose one that speaks to you. It must give you a strong enough feeling to satisfy your need to ask the question. As I previously said, understanding why you want to know the meaning of life at the moment is the first step.

Life intent concerns may occur at any time, and you may find that they are more common during times of development or trauma, such as a professional or academic shift, a devastating failure, or a lengthy journey. Purpose can affect actions, form expectations, provide direction, and build meaning in one’s life. Some people associate reason with a career path, fulfilling job. Others find fulfillment in their commitments to family and friends. Others turn to faith or religious values for significance. Some people can discover that their life’s purpose is made clear in all of these areas. Everybody’s aim is different, and what we define as our direction can be unique from others. Furthermore, our aim will alter and evolve across our life as our goals change and as our experiences in life alter.

Some people are afraid to pursue their life goals because they are concerned that it would seem to be self-serving or selfish. True intent, on the other hand, is about understanding their own talents and using them to make a positive impact in others lives, that means playing great music for everybody to appreciate us, assisting buddies with issues, or simply adding more light into the hearts of everyone else around us.

As we expand and need more space, our lives can be compared to a nautilus that adds new chambers to its shell. Similarly, as people progress through life, their old quarters will become claustrophobic. They start to wonder what they can do to increase their living room. As we move into new chambers, new opportunities appear, enabling our life mission to expand. However, when we continue to ask new questions, this may lead to physical, behavioral, emotional, and spiritual changes and a tumultuous phase. When we go in our lives, we encounter a variety of questions and opportunities.

Reframing our life issues over and over is the key to living a truly alive life.

My life’s purpose is to have a lot of experiences: Having a diverse and rewarding range of activities is another way to find meaning in life. As far as we can see, there is only one life, at least in this shape. When we enjoy the gift of our human experience through our five senses, we build meaning. We can do this through travel, culture, passion, relationships, healthy food, and new experiences.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did do.”– Mark Twain

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