Life Isn’t Meant to Be Figured Out So Stop Trying
Life is a never-ending quest for self-knowledge.
Have you ever felt hopeless?
Have you ever been stressed out by life?
Have you ever heard yourself say, “Everything will be fine when I figure it all out?”
I have some news for you.
You’re never going to figure it out. This is not meant to be pessimistic or to dodge your hopes. In fact, there are so many people in the same shoes.
On countless occasions, people have wanted to ‘figure it out’ only for their hopes to be dashed.
We have this image of a perfect life. Our perfect job, our perfect partner, our perfect home. We figure that someday we’ll have figured everything out and things will finally fall into place. When that happens, we can finally be happy.
What if, and this is a radical thought, life isn’t meant to be figured out?
I have never heard anyone say, “Yep, I have my life all figured out. Everything is perfect.” If anything, people say the opposite. Yes, sometimes things go better than others.
Life is a series of peaks and valleys, and every time you hit one, it’s guaranteed the other will come.
What if that’s the point?
What if life wasn’t meant to be figured out?
There are so many moving parts in life. Life is messy and chaotic. It’s a journey, and maybe that’s the point.
Life is supposed to be this never-ending quest of self-knowledge, that continues to evolve over time as we learn more. It’s a constant lesson.
There’s always something to learn. If you’re not learning and growing, you’re doing it wrong.
Every day is a new challenge, and that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. All it takes is a flip in perspective to change your worldview. If you weren’t being challenged, then you’re not growing.
And if you aren’t growing, then what are you doing with your life?
Life was never meant to be figured out. Scientists have been trying to find answers for thousands of years, trying to understand our existence, and have had no luck.
Face it. There are simply some things that aren’t meant to be understood. We can try forever and chances are we’ll never figure life out.
Life is a mystery. It likes to throw you curveballs and loops to see how you react. We’re never going to understand why we’re here and what the purpose of life is.
The best we can do is keep trying.
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