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What Is the Purpose of Life?
The sidewalk is made of black and white tiles and the temptation to not step on the white ones is too big. Even as grown-ups we can make games out of daily components of our lives — or keep playing the ones we have since we were kids. And what is a game but a set of rules with a purpose? Step on the white tile, game over.
Our ability to make sense of things, be it for work, or for sheer playfulness, is immense.
Life is rich; it offers us countless ways to interact with the outside, play, and create meaning.
So… what’s the point of your life?
Crazy as it is, in a world where everything has a point, even if “just for pleasure”, we keep asking “what is the point of life?”.
In a society full of external expectations and demands, no wonder we get tired of playing along and feel deprived of meaning. All these “have to’s” don’t resonate with our hearts.
When we create our own businesses we spend days, if not weeks, discussing what is our mission and vision. Write a book, and you will have to define what the book is about. In romantic relationships, we talk about what is a good relationship, and every time there’s an issue it is…
