The Search for Meaning in Life

People don’t start life wondering who they are, what they should do,

or why. Children playing on the shore don’t have time to question who they are,

they are too focused on having fun. They choose what to do, such as playing

with sand or in the waves because they already know why they are doing it.

It is innate in people to seek joy, but as people mature it becomes just as important to

find meaning. Every living thing has a reason why they do the things they do.

From the simplest plants to the nearly human animals, all exist to be the best possible

expression of what they are. A tree’s purpose is to be a tree, for this reason