What’s the purpose?

“… And do you think we all have our own individual purpose that we must find in order for our life to have meaning (and to be truly happy)?

I recently heard someone say, to paraphrase she said something like – “I used to believe I MUST find my purpose, and it caused me so much anxiety and stress. Now I can proudly say – I have no purpose, I’m just being. Now I’m free and happy.” And I heard another person say once – “Life has no purpose, but you can give it a lot of meaning. You can make your life meaningful”.

Curious to know your thoughts? I feel like it feels good to have purpose, you can feel lost without it, but then it’s almost like justifying your existence, when you shouldn’t need any justification. I hope I’m making sense!”

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Here’s an article with a similar question too:

“Longing to Find Purpose in Life: What is my place in the world?”

Photo by David Valentine on Unsplash (text added by me)

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