Welcome to the accounts of the newest chapter of my life. I sit on the plane that's taking me from a life of routine and habit that was dictated by time and questionable responsibilities, to a life of spontaneity and aimless exploration driven by impulse and curiosity. For the first time in my adult life, I'm beginning to taste what it is to be free.
Over the last several years, I've developed what feels like a negative outlook on the society that I've come to know. I credit this in large part to the development of my spirituality which, still in its early stages, is challenging me to question everything. Through my own experience and observation of others, I've gathered that sustainable happiness is the result of one simple thing: a sense of purpose. Furthermore, I find that this sense of purpose can almost always be attributed to either progress, on any level, or love. However, our society all but breeds this lasting happiness among individuals. The inter-competitive nature of our struggle for "success" is counterintuitive to me. And success itself has become synonymous with financial stability, a concept that makes as much sense as nailing jello to a tree. How can a fabricated measure of success inspire the kind of sustainable progress- or love-driven purpose that humans naturally crave to be truly happy? I feel like our true purpose is being replaced by false securities only capable of providing temporary happiness. I realize that this interpretation may not necessarily be an accurate representation of the way things are, but it has become my reality and was a primary motivating factor in my decision to take off.
I maintain a very positive attitude on life and have complete faith in our existence. I'm off to live with purpose. I have no plan; I trust that life will lead me exactly where I need to be. I intend only to love and make the most of everything I encounter. I often feel like this opportunity is unmerited; however, I'm grateful enough for what I've been given to do something meaningful with it.
Like a pixel in an image, my purpose is defined by my surroundings.
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