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The Meaning of Life

... Or Lack Thereof (Part 1)

By Jenna LynnPublished 6 years ago 6 min read
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Life. What is the meaning of it? Isn’t that the greatest mystery known to mankind? If it’s not, please share all of your enlightening perspectives - because one can never truly know anything for certain. Perhaps the greatest mystery is what lies beyond our planet, our galaxy, our universe, but that's in a completely different realm of things. I mean right at this very second, with the billions of souls on Earth with different beliefs, morals, ways of life, and perspectives on why they think the sun continues to rise every morning and shed beautiful light upon our planet, plenty of people are perfectly content waking up and going about their routines, never venturing outside of their minds to wonder such things. I envy those people. There is a thirst for knowledge that is unquenchable, and always will be for me I think.

When I look outside my window in the late mornings/early afternoons, I see the gigantic moon staring at me.. seeming close enough to reach out and grab it. I know that sounds weird, this huge incredible structure staring at one tiny spec in the universe, but I swear sometimes I can almost hear it whispering, “Come and figure me out.. you are so close to the answer.” It’s incredibly difficult for me to wrap my mind about how lucky I am to be able to experience all of this. To see, to hear, to smell, to feel the vibrations of the Earth beneath you, to breathe and almost visibly see the fresh, cool air enter your lungs and cleanse your soul with each exhale. There has to be some deeper meaning to all of this? Or does there have to be any meaning at all..

I feel connected with the moon, and the sun, and everything the moon casts over, because I appreciate its beauty in every meaning of the word. It is always quiet, patient, and watching you. Waiting to see what you do next.

So yea, I guess you could say I feel watched, but not in a creepy peeping-Tom kind of way. In a show the entire world what you got kind of way.

To me, the meaning of life is this simple. It’s different for everyone. No matter what it is you are doing in your everyday life, there has to be something that is just for you. And only you. Think deeply, maybe you have a hobby or something you've always wanted to try, but never do. Is it from fear of failure? Or perhaps you're thinking it doesn't matter what you "want" to do, you're doing what you have to do. You go to work, provide for your pets, kids, siblings, whatever responsibilities you have. You are a good citizen on paper, and isn't that good enough?

No.

If you have something tugging at you, trying to get your attention, look closely at it. It starts subtly, so you have to always have your senses aware, because it pops up out of nowhere. All it takes is one moment seeing anyone doing anything from anywhere, and this one moment plants a tiny seed in your brain. And the more you start to think about it, the more it begins to grow and leach onto you, whispering to you again and again until you finally ask yourself the question.. what am I missing from my life? What is the meaning of my life? What is the meaning of everyone's lives? The excitedness starts to course through your veins, and then you go home and repeat your same routine. Leaving those thoughts as just that, thoughts. Never taking action. Slowly driving ourselves crazy without even knowing, because we ignore the signs that are now screaming at us. We are all in control of our own lives, and if you are somewhere you know you aren’t meant to be, only you can change that. Easier said than done in a lot of situations, but that is where patience, planning, confidence, and faith in the universe’s forces come into play.

Whether that force (to YOU - because everyone's is different) is God, or Mother Nature, or karma, or nothing.. well if it's nothing I guess you just have to be that force for yourself, and that is perfectly okay too. You are capable of doing more than you can even imagine. The body won't go where the mind won't push it, but it can go pretty well anywhere. I guess I'm just rambling at this point, I think if I can maybe get even just one person to sort of understand what I'm going on and on about, then I think that's a pretty good step to beginning to somewhat sort of understand myself. This is the first out of many entries I have planned, and of course the first one is going to be a bit all over the place, because I truly have no idea what the heck I'm talking about. But isn't that why we post? We want to connect, we want to know, and we want to share what little perspective we have with others. We are stronger together, and we are never alone. There are still good people out there, I will continue to believe that until the day I cease to exist, because the alternative scares me down to my core. You will learn more about me personally as I continue to write, I have no problem bearing my soul out for everyone to see. I think that's one of my purposes in life, to show people that it's okay to be vulnerable, it's okay to say, "I have issues, but I'll be damned if I don't try my hardest to work through them." It's okay to be broken. You are not alone.

My goal is to share with the world my self-proclaimed wisdom, but to listen to other’s stories as well, and maybe we can all begin to comprehend what this life thing really is. This is where I will try to bring this mess to a conclusion: The meaning of life is of course different for everyone, but it's not getting that promotion, or impressing that girl from the coffee shop. It's about dazzling yourself in every meaning of the word, and becoming one with the Earth and your senses. It's about letting go of all your resentment and hate—for lots of us it's about learning to accept the apologies we will never receive. Just let it all go, because only then will you feel peace. Go paint, or sing, or travel - or write.. Don't be afraid of failure, because you never truly lose if you learn something along the way. Until next time, maybe I'll try to make a bit more sense.. but probably not very likely. I'm doing this because I love to write, I love to express myself. So if nothing comes out of this, at least I'll have that peace in my heart and mind that I said what I had to say. Even if nobody is listening, I know the world is.

Put your energy into something truly meaningful, something that only you can be proud of. Thriving as individuals is when we know we are on the right path; if you don't like something in your—CHANGE IT. Even if you feel like you have no one on your side rooting for you, I am. And I know you can do it - YOU CAN DO THE THING!!!!

Bye for now, Jenn

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