How to find your true purpose in life

Do you feel like, in the words of Hank Williams, you’re wandering aimlessly through life, just like a blind man you wander along full of worries and fears? You go to work (if you are lucky enough to have a job, , you come home, go to sleep and wake up to another boring day. Something is missing in your life, everything you do is meaningless. You don’t feel fulfilled or motivated. Even going out with friends seems like a waste of time. While everyone of them is drinking, talking and laughing, you just sit there watching them, thinking about the shallowness of it all. Are they really having fun or is the alcohol’s effect? Have you noticed by the way, how quiet and reserved some people are before drinking, then right after the first drink they suddenly become jovial and talkative? A transformation worthy of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Alcohol is in fact the life purpose for many, it helps them cope with the pressure, stress and problems of daily life so they literally cannot live without drinking. They get addicted and it becomes a vicious circle, the more they drink the more they want to drink. Not only does this lead to alcoholism, but also to health problems, such as liver disease and brain cell damage.

Not an enviable purpose in life, is it? You don’t want to follow this empty and shallow path so you keep searching for something satisfying and self-fulfilling, something that would make living worthwhile, and that would also provide you with a living.

You look around and you see people seemingly happy, cheerful, satisfied with their lives. But are they really content or is it just an appearance? If you got to know each one maybe you would find out that they too have self-doubts, insecurities, fears, and problems. Maybe like you, they too are struggling to find their purpose in life. Perhaps all they need is someone to show them the way.

Then it hits you! Why not do something with people? Perhaps talk to them, perhaps find out what’s worrying them, perhaps helping them improve their life!!!

Helping others. You never thought of that did you? You were so concerned about yourself, so self-centered, so busy worrying about making a fortune, that it never occurred to you to lift a hand for others. You were the one who needed help, who cares about the others! Let them wander around like lost souls, you have to worry about your own well-being, have to help yourself not them. Well, have you heard of the expression “help yourself by helping others?”

There is no better profession in life than one where you help others. Nothing brings more satisfaction than solving someone’s problems and bringing a smile on that person’s face. It’s a joy that no money can buy. So, come on, go out there and do something useful for others. Anyone can do it. You don’t need any particular talent. All you need is the willingness and desire to do something helpful for needy people. Try it and you will see what I mean. You identified your purpose. The rest will fall into place on its own.