Sometimes we often hear people are saying about the purpose of life. If I get a chance to ask this question to you, What is your purpose in life?
Some of us would claim that our purpose is happiness, but sometimes we also think and try to figure out what true happiness is. Or maybe we also try to fake our happiness in front of the people we care about and rely on.
“Life is like a survival game, the strongest will get all the benefits.“
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We might think that our source of happiness comes from the fact that we can buy things that we need or want, spend our time with the people we love, get approval from people around us, go somewhere to relax, etc. Well, I can’t say that it doesn’t make us happy. But it’s our method to chase happiness, and after a long run, sometimes we also feel devastated because the things that we imagined weren’t the same as what actually happened.
But I read an article that said, “Happiness is just a belief.” I know this content will have pros and cons, so I’ll just tell you my opinion, and you can believe anything you want. In that article, it’s said that our purpose in life is Usefulness.
Before I found this article, my purpose in life was happiness which has such a long list to be said as the highest state of happiness. I thought that happiness was my main goal, but after reading the whole article, I realized that I want more than just doing things that are considered to make me happy.
I want to be proud of my life and be someone who can make the world a better place to live. After a long run, I realized that being useful is what I want.
Have you ever thought about that? Trying to share good deeds or basically do something to help people around you?
What kind of person do you want to be remembered?
Let’s take a look at this quote –> the definition of being useful
“It’s to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some differences that you have lived and lived well.”
Emerson
For the first step, you can make a list that contains things that will make you proud of doing it, such as :
In my case….
- Cleaning the entire house even though you have a brother that I can order around
- Do what my parents asked me to do.
- Write and share the article about everything I learned through books, life experiences, social media, etc.
- Helping my friend, who needs my help
- Donating what I have to people who are in need.
I know these are such simple things, but when you do everything that you write on your list every day, it will make you recognize that you have lived well and create a meaningful life for yourself and those around you.
You need to know usefulness is a mindset that will start with your decision, Don’t forget! Every bit counts. All of us know that a simple act of kindness can make a big difference 🙂
References
https://dariusforoux.com/happiness-usefulness/
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