Why are we here?
Why are we here, It's a question everyone has asked themselves. Maybe it's a question we ask ourselves every day, regardless of the answer. Part of being human is finding a balance between existentialism and determinism. The tricky thing of it all is there is no perfect balance that works across the board for every person everywhere. It's up to each individual to find balance and purpose within the scope of their life. In my life, I've seen happy people and unhappy people alike in similar circumstances. Some of the information I've been able to glean and ponder on through my own lived experience is that happy people don’t think why, they enjoy what is. Infinite combinations and possibilities are quite easy to think about, and this can easily lead to rumination. Happier people live in the world of what is, they take stock of things as they are in there current form rather than what that stock could transfigure into. This doesn’t mean they don't have aspirations or goals they want to achieve, it just means they work reliably in the means of what they have to get where they want to be. In the world of Influencers and Instagram culture, it’s easy to feel like everyone has perfect, happy and content lives. Even if you understand that this isn't true and know that everyone has unhappy times, boring times and sad times in their lives, we live in a time when we are constantly inundated with perfect pictures of perfect lives and influencers that are constantly telling us we need to push the envelope. It is hard to not be introspective about ones own life and worldview. There are a lot of people who go to jobs they don't love. They go to these jobs to facilitate the things they do love, whether it's to provide for the people they love or do the things that bring them actual happiness. Regardless of your world view everything comes back to balance.