Find Something Bigger Than Yourself
It’s too easy to say my purpose is to live a better life. Aristotle believed that happiness was the moral justification of the human being – that each person’s end was happiness. We agree that we all seek to be happy, but defining happiness is hard. We might think about substituting happiness with joy because we know all too well that life is suffering and there’s not much happiness in suffering…but maybe happiness isn’t the end. Maybe it’s meaning. Maybe it’s purpose.
Secondly, a selfish purpose is too easy, and from what we’ve seen about the complexity of life, the most comfortable choice isn’t always the answer. In fact, it’s almost always the wrong answer, and as Ryan Holiday’s book states, “The Obstacle is the Way.” Find something bigger than yourself.
Find something you can believe in – a purpose to support.
From what we’ve read about perception and faith, it’s of utmost importance that you find a purpose you can believe in. Again, it doesn’t so much matter what it is but that you can entirely get behind it with your whole will.
Authentic existence may be the absolute qualifier for a meaningful life. So, when you think about a purpose, make it something you can wholeheartedly believe in. Make it something you can get behind 100%.
Ultimately it comes down to a choice on what we believe about life – and that belief makes all the difference. So choose to find something you can believe in and believe we have some autonomy and ability to make a difference with our lives and find meaning for existence. We care about our being. We think about it. We are concerned with it and its significance, its purpose, and it’s meaning.
My Belief
Protecting Our Students was co-founded by my brother and I because we have a clear view of our beliefs. We found something bigger than both of us.
