This week's prompts put me into a deep reflection for some seconds. I keep thinking about my life. What is really my purpose in life? Why do I wake up every morning? Why do I keep pushing every day even when I am tired? Why do I keep sacrificing? Why do I keep chasing opportunities?
Sometimes we may feel like the answer is money. We need money to buy food, we need money to pay bills, take care of families, and so on. There is nothing bad if we want to be financially okay. To be honest, there is a certain amount that you will have in your account; you will be comfortable and have peace of mind. Seeing this post, I have to ask myself some questions: if making money is the only purpose of living, what will happen when we have successfully made enough?
For me there is something more to that, must people? Why do they keep grinding? It is because they have a lot of responsibilities to chest. We keep pushing because people depend on us, and we want to be stable so that we can support our families and siblings. The main reason why I always go out every day is because of my mom and siblings. I am always satisfied that my hard work is making life easy for them.
Some people's purpose comes from dreams. We always wake up because they’re something we want to accomplish. It could be starting up a business, building a career, and so on. Our dreams are the main reason we sacrifice to make sure we have a better future. The problem we always have is we keep thinking that purpose is something huge.
You can wake up, and you will feel like this is not where you should be, but you have faith in yourself that you will get there one day. All you have to do is to have an open mind so that you will be able to learn, relearn, and also learn from our mistakes. I will always tell myself that every day is an opportunity to grow.
There are moments that we will remind ourselves that money is not everything. We can be earning a good salary, and still we feel empty. You can have a well-furnished accommodation and still feel empty. One thing about life is we are never satisfied; we keep expecting more. That is why purpose is important. When you have purpose, your life will be well structured.
One unique thing about this purpose is that it is not the same for everyone. Someone's purpose may be to be financially okay, another person's purpose may be to start up a business, and another person's purpose may be to make family and friends proud. One thing about purpose is that it keeps changing.
The simple truth is their days of motivation and inspiration will disappear. Can you just wake up in the morning and be full of doubt for one day like that? You may not need a grand purpose to keep going, but when we remember what we are building for, we keep pushing.
Life is not all about being serious; sometimes all you need is rest. Go out and hang out with friends; too much thinking can be a hindrance to our purpose. I have been telling myself that the question may not be how much I make.
It will be what I did with my life.
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This is my entry on the weekly prompt #hivelearners topic why
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