Life is truly a journey. Many of us defer our enjoyment too long since we think only of the goal. It is also inextricably true that our life’s meaning is forward looking. Without a purpose based on the future, the spirit flags, the body declines, and the mind decays.[i]
Nietzsche said the same thing only slightly differently; “He who has a ‘why’ can endure any ‘how’.” Gandhi argued we must be the change we wish to see in the world. The search for meaning regardless of the path holds a common theme.
Other articles of interest:
- Mission and Meaning is the parent post.
- Hierarchy of Needs: Maslow
- Complexity
[i] Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning, 117.