Great way to start a gig, huh?
While Conan seemed to have a clear vision about what was best in, or really the meaning of, life, most of us don't have it that together. I was looking for keywords to drive search engines toward this blog and figured out I wasn't the only one having trouble grabbing the starfish. There are so many of us searching for the " meaning of life" on the Internet that I thought I would take some time to reflect on that question...
...and I guess ultimately on what I'm doing with this blog. Figuring out my purpose in this world is what I writing about after all, right? I started thinking though should that purpose ultimately be the same for everyone or based on what I feel I bring to the table individually?
During this time, I saw this saying on Facebook: "Life is not about a destination. It's how you live along the way." Soon after I also saw, "Some of the hardest questions have the easiest answers." I think both of these sayings are relevant to the question at hand. I also think that most of us are starting to take our philosophical musings to Facebook...we are looking for the "likes," i.e. the people that feel the same way and may have the same questions we do.
Maybe that "easy" answer really is that we shouldn't be searching for one answer to the great question of the meaning of life, but should be finding the meaning of our own individual lives here on this earth. We are all so different....I mean, wouldn't the meaning of life be different for each person here? Shouldn't it be about identifying our own unique gifts and the use of them? I guess that's ultimately what I believe... The destination doesn't even come for me when I finally grab that starfish. What do I do then with the starfish? How do I essentially "live along the way?"
This brings me back to my Conan story. For us, performing that little ritual was a definite bonding experience for us. It reminded us to go out there and put on the best show possible and essentially "crush our enemies." However, we were all individuals in the collective and just what crushing our enemies meant was of a different significance for each of us. It wasn't about just getting to the end of the show; it was about how we performed during that 45 minutes....together...yet showcasing our own distinct talents...
...individuals in the collective...I knda like that. All of us togther on a journey, but in our own way grabbing our very own bright, beautiful, and perfect starfish...
What is "best in life" for you? Do you believe it's a universal truth or an individual approach to life? Tell me in the comments below...
