What is the goal of life if we aren't being a part of something greater than ourselves? Whether it be in politics making a long lasting difference, creating something spectacular or inspiring, touching people's hearts that will last generations or even living a life of prestige and achievement. It seems that unless you are performing some grandiose feat that changes the world much like what we see in fiction you are just another passerby; just another spec of dust in time. That unless you spend every waking moment doing something to make a difference, be a big name or if you aren't a part of a bandwagon/movement/group you don't matter. Years of growing up in California puts this constant pressure to make more money, do bigger things and stamp yourself someplace in history for people to look back too. That if you don't think this way you are less of a person.
Time and again this comes to mind, but then I remember; what's so wrong with living the way I want as long as it makes me happy? I realized this pretty soon after I took to living in my car during some rough times. I saw how the lifestyle is essentially demonized and ridiculed much like when English settlers came to America, gazing upon the Indian tribes. While in reality it is one of the most liberating and enlightening lifestyles I have ever come across. People who live for themselves and their own freedom; not held by the pipe dream shackles of the metropolitan and indoctrination taught even before a child can speak. What happened? If the lavish lifestyle is so great why are people still unhappy? From what I have seen personally, they have lost their freedom and live without challenge/too much convenience.
For one reason or another, agenda overlapping agenda, the American dream of owning a large home, fancy cars, working a rewarding and high paying job is a relic of the past people still cling on to; although still very tempting. Policies are made to strengthen and tighten the wires of the modern cage while most are fooled into a false sense of security. Anyone who has been through an emergency be it weather, housing or finances can attest to the idea anything can happen. After a year of being without stable housing I've learned quite a lot about myself, other people and the world. I may not be a politician, artist or even wealthy business employee like some of my peers, but I've come to a good idea of what the goal of life is, at least for myself. I may spend 5 - 10 years working a job I neither like nor dislike making good money as I pour many hours into it, but in the end I will have accumulated a means of passive income, savings and reducing my expenses so I can live life doing what I really love.
I am not sure if this fits here, but this has been on my mind on and off. I was wondering what everyone else thought about this topic too. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Time and again this comes to mind, but then I remember; what's so wrong with living the way I want as long as it makes me happy? I realized this pretty soon after I took to living in my car during some rough times. I saw how the lifestyle is essentially demonized and ridiculed much like when English settlers came to America, gazing upon the Indian tribes. While in reality it is one of the most liberating and enlightening lifestyles I have ever come across. People who live for themselves and their own freedom; not held by the pipe dream shackles of the metropolitan and indoctrination taught even before a child can speak. What happened? If the lavish lifestyle is so great why are people still unhappy? From what I have seen personally, they have lost their freedom and live without challenge/too much convenience.
For one reason or another, agenda overlapping agenda, the American dream of owning a large home, fancy cars, working a rewarding and high paying job is a relic of the past people still cling on to; although still very tempting. Policies are made to strengthen and tighten the wires of the modern cage while most are fooled into a false sense of security. Anyone who has been through an emergency be it weather, housing or finances can attest to the idea anything can happen. After a year of being without stable housing I've learned quite a lot about myself, other people and the world. I may not be a politician, artist or even wealthy business employee like some of my peers, but I've come to a good idea of what the goal of life is, at least for myself. I may spend 5 - 10 years working a job I neither like nor dislike making good money as I pour many hours into it, but in the end I will have accumulated a means of passive income, savings and reducing my expenses so I can live life doing what I really love.
I am not sure if this fits here, but this has been on my mind on and off. I was wondering what everyone else thought about this topic too. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
