Questions

Again, its been a while. Why? Because I discovered twitter. Like I've said before, its ideal for posting short and concise thoughts. However today...I feel like I have more to say.

I'm wondering what my purpose in life is. A colleague asked me that same question not too long ago, and my response was instantaneous - to fulfill my potential. It is quite a conundrum knowing that you have the potential but not knowing where to start. I bet if people actually used a few minutes to take a step back and ask themselves the same question, many won't have an answer. This is also the reason why, I think, people do not stop working, for the fear of not knowing what to do; of not having answers to the many questions that may pop up once they stop. Some may even brush this off as nonsense.

Seriously, why do we get an education for? Why do we look for a good job, a high paying job? Why do we enter into relationships, buy a property, get married, have kids? Is it because its the right thing to do? Why do we work our butts off to get into a good school? Why do we want a fancy car? Why do we pursue material things? Why do people tell me, sometimes almost as a caution, that I should get married soon, that I'm going to miss out? Is it wrong to not get married, to not want it? Are these all what we're meant to do with our lives? Who decides all these? Our parents? Society? I would really like to know.

Again, I feel people are afraid to stop to think. Its like inception, they don't want to plant any of these thoughts in their heads. And so they keep moving, keep working, keep busy. But are they really dealing with these issues, or are they merely being ignorant and delaying the inevitable? Something big will eventually hit them and hit them hard, stop them in their tracks, and make them question - who am I?

I know who I am. I still haven't found what I'm looking for.