The Pursuit of Something Else

As a society, we have been conditioned to strive towards a proverbial 'good life'. But the thing is, a good life signifies differently for each person.

Our society has been structured to create a life that fits these boxes. However, these structures only lead toward intense competition amongst varyingly distinct individuals. It is a superficial race meeting the set standards for status, fame, success and the stability of being settled in life.

Everyone has different capacities to tolerate these patterns. At some point, you become aware that the set structure of life is not all that is cut out to be. We may even tick the boxes that we are supposed to, but internally it might feel that something is missing.

I believe that all of us need different things in life. Our sense of inner fulfilment differs in all that we do. It's all a nuance. When we begin meeting the inner requirements, rather than checking the external lists, it becomes the beginning of connecting with our true essence.

I believe that all of us have different purposes in life. Some of us have few, and some of us may have many. The purpose can evolve in phases throughout the lifetime, or it can remain the same. Of this all, I believe that all of us are here because we belong here, and because we're a part of a grand scheme. Even if we can't see it.

At some point, when we begin valuing our presence and how we show up for ourselves and others, we become responsible for what we are contributing to the world. Our sole responsibility starts with us, with how we manage the conflicts with us - so we can connect with ourselves, and the world around us.

Spiritually, all of us just want to be here and now. We want to experience the fullness of our living moments. We do not want to keep striving for something outside us, to tick the boxes that someone else set for us. We do not want to be bound by expectations. We want to listen to what we want without the layer of other people's opinions on it. We want to pursue the reality of us.  

Eventually, all we want to be is ourselves. Whether it makes sense to others or not. We just want to live and express the unfiltered, raw, carefree versions of ourselves that make us feel glad to be alive!