(March 6, 2018 at 6:22 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: I'm struggling right now and one of the things that I'm struggling with is purpose in life. I'm not one who believes that there is an inherent purpose to our lives any more than there is an inherent purpose to the life of a worm or a tree or an antelope. That's never bothered me before but now I'm facing the chasm of my future and it feels so empty.
I know I'm posting this in the philosophy forum but I'm less interested in the philosophical question of meaning and purpose in life and more interested in what gives your life meaning and purpose and how I can find that for myself, post-cancer.
Hi mate
Here's something I've posted about before: what I've realised over my life, is that the meaning of life is not a question that you pose to life, but it's a question that life poses to you.
You need to figure out what you want to achieve in your life and what legacies you want to leave behind and work towards those goals. Life is what you make of it so in the time you have left, make sure that what you do has a positive impact on others and it's only by making others happy (don't forget yourself too) and strengthening your relationships with those that are close to you, will you enrich your life.
Hope that was helpful.
