Without a vision, the people perish
To know direction, to find purpose. That is what makes a man.
How does one find meaning and direction in life. 2 main branching questions come to my mind. It is from these two that I can sum up subsequent thoughts to consider.
Firstly, does doing this job/activity/hobby/service/commitment please me?
Secondly, am I good at this job/activity/hobby/service/commitment.
However, what is most important. That I the activity pleases me? That I am good at said activity, or that this activity would please some other entity. As a married man, the first person I think of is my boss At home. Boss at home, is also otherwise known by the moniker of "my wife". I think a married man can only have one 'boss at home', otherwise much dissension would arise. As we like to joke on the production floor, I can be happy, or I can be happily married.
What then is happiness? How should I know that I am happy. There are many activities my friends and I enjoy together. Also some which my wife and I enjoy, especially when we are spending time together, like eating, and conversing. For when I do what I do, I am satisfied with food and a little wine. Should the satisfaction overwhelm, e.g. in a tryptophan induced thanksgiving-coma, I sleep sweetly
Why then do the dreams be both vivid and an aberration when I sleep on a full tummy. An irony perhaps?
To remind me not to be overly content, hmm?
At least this much I can justify to myself, or to my wife. But surely there is a higher power to answer to.
How to know truth;
Does it feel right? How do I know right innately, is it something my parents put in me, or is there a greater truth out there, telling me
Incidentally, I have been mulling over why high caloric food may not necessarily cause weight gain, while low calorie food may cause the body to suddenly absorb a lot of energy it cannot use immediately and thus store as body fat.
specifically, this link; http://digg.com/2016/calorie-unit-broken
How does one find meaning and direction in life. 2 main branching questions come to my mind. It is from these two that I can sum up subsequent thoughts to consider.
Firstly, does doing this job/activity/hobby/service/commitment please me?
- does it benefit me financially
- does it contribute to my health; mentally, physically, even holistically?
- does it have a moral implication. Do I learn and grow, or decline and wither
Secondly, am I good at this job/activity/hobby/service/commitment.
- Do i Need to get better at it?
- Can I move on from it?
- If I am good at this, can others benefit from my skill/strength?
However, what is most important. That I the activity pleases me? That I am good at said activity, or that this activity would please some other entity. As a married man, the first person I think of is my boss At home. Boss at home, is also otherwise known by the moniker of "my wife". I think a married man can only have one 'boss at home', otherwise much dissension would arise. As we like to joke on the production floor, I can be happy, or I can be happily married.
What then is happiness? How should I know that I am happy. There are many activities my friends and I enjoy together. Also some which my wife and I enjoy, especially when we are spending time together, like eating, and conversing. For when I do what I do, I am satisfied with food and a little wine. Should the satisfaction overwhelm, e.g. in a tryptophan induced thanksgiving-coma, I sleep sweetly
Why then do the dreams be both vivid and an aberration when I sleep on a full tummy. An irony perhaps?
To remind me not to be overly content, hmm?
How to know truth;
Does it feel right? How do I know right innately, is it something my parents put in me, or is there a greater truth out there, telling me
Incidentally, I have been mulling over why high caloric food may not necessarily cause weight gain, while low calorie food may cause the body to suddenly absorb a lot of energy it cannot use immediately and thus store as body fat.
specifically, this link; http://digg.com/2016/calorie-unit-broken
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