....if we are all put here for a certain reason. because if we are, i can't figure out what mine is. i'm not particually good at anything that could make me famous/rich. except for all the awesome story plots floating around my head that i can never get out. i won't cure cancer/aids/some other big disease. i definitely won't invent anything that will change the face of the world. in fact, it seems the only thing i will do is exist. eventually, i'll pop out some little marleykins but until then, i'm really just here, existing. i want to have purpose. not to sound depressing or anything, but without purpose, why get out of bed? i like my bed and could be very happy there. and no, going to work doesn't fly as having a purpose. i go to work so that my hubby doesn't get stuck with all the bills. he wouldn't like that too much.
if you are reading this (which nobody probably is), maybe you could suggest some good purposes or life changes i can make. you know, to avoid staying in bed all day.
I think you've got tunnel-vision! Yes, inventions and cures for disease are world-changing. The people that have the ability to create these miracles were given the gift. But I don't think everyone was put in this universe to change the world in a outwardly dramatic way. And sometimes, I think the reason someone here is not always apparent.
ReplyDeleteThink about it...What about the small things? What if your reason to be here isn't for you? Just smiling at some one in the supermarket line may have saved their life. Taking the extra three minutes to write a birthday card instead of posting it on facebook could have made someone so happy that they created a bridge that will someday save millions or they wrote a story that changed a nation. Maybe your reason is to inspire. Maybe your a muse.
Being the friend you are and holding my hand at my grandma's funeral reminded me that I'm not alone and I have some of the best friends anyone could ask for. Since that day, I've put the extra effort into showing those I love how much I care for them as often as I can. I literally put it on my to-do list every week. You changed me.
Maybe your reason for being on this planet isn't about changing the world, but making the people of the world better.
I am not typically one of those believer of "we were all put here for a reason"...if that was true, I thought I would have realized it by now...I just treat it as "I am going to make my mark somehow"...
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