The Purpose of Life
The question that most often gets tossed around, is one that scares a lot of people, it is the
question of what you want to be when you’re older. Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “The purpose of
life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some
difference that you have lived and lived well.” Picking this apart and applying it to real life has been a
daunting task, for each path chosen, one of the purposes will always be left out no matter what. For me,
that question is not frightening, for me, the question that scares me most is, “Will this path lead to the
purpose of my life?” and through each obstacle, I hold tight to my answer, “Yes”.
With so many choices on how to live it’s difficult to just choose one. Even as a kid, the perfect
career path switched every other day. From wanting to be a doctor, to an artist, then a singer,, all the
paths seemed promising and exciting. Finding what excites you is why we are here on earth, because a
life is not to be wasted on a job that does not make your soul come alive at every moment. Zoe McKey
said, “By setting and pursuing goals, you have nothing to lose but a lot to gain. It has been scientifically
proven that people who set goals are more fulfilled and positive about life. Having a purpose to wake up
to each day will challenge us and give us meaning.” Many people believe our minds have a great deal of
power, that’s where the saying “Mind over matter” comes from. And this is true, if you convince
yourself, you are not sick, the sickness will go from your system faster, or simply if you tell yourself that
you do understand the math homework and put in the effort, you’ll understand. This mindset has
helped many smart business owners to do what you see them doing today. These smart people they can
see what they want to be doing, and do it, showing just how resilient our minds can be to change. While
seeing what needs to get done, setting goals is the number one objective. To do this, exploring yourself
The question that most often gets tossed around, is one that scares a lot of people, it is the
question of what you want to be when you’re older. Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “The purpose of
life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some
difference that you have lived and lived well.” Picking this apart and applying it to real life has been a
daunting task, for each path chosen, one of the purposes will always be left out no matter what. For me,
that question is not frightening, for me, the question that scares me most is, “Will this path lead to the
purpose of my life?” and through each obstacle, I hold tight to my answer, “Yes”.
With so many choices on how to live it’s difficult to just choose one. Even as a kid, the perfect
career path switched every other day. From wanting to be a doctor, to an artist, then a singer,, all the
paths seemed promising and exciting. Finding what excites you is why we are here on earth, because a
life is not to be wasted on a job that does not make your soul come alive at every moment. Zoe McKey
said, “By setting and pursuing goals, you have nothing to lose but a lot to gain. It has been scientifically
proven that people who set goals are more fulfilled and positive about life. Having a purpose to wake up
to each day will challenge us and give us meaning.” Many people believe our minds have a great deal of
power, that’s where the saying “Mind over matter” comes from. And this is true, if you convince
yourself, you are not sick, the sickness will go from your system faster, or simply if you tell yourself that
you do understand the math homework and put in the effort, you’ll understand. This mindset has
helped many smart business owners to do what you see them doing today. These smart people they can
see what they want to be doing, and do it, showing just how resilient our minds can be to change. While
seeing what needs to get done, setting goals is the number one objective. To do this, exploring yourself
is the first task, whether you want to be useful, or honorable, or compassionate, is what needs to be
addressed first. For me I want to be useful, to help others find their spark, and what makes their soul
come alive.
When growing up its hard to find your “Spark”, for with every compliment, three more sly
remarks will follow. There’s no room to be yourself, or to be creative especially in high school. Being
considered “different” was always a daunting and touching subject for me, because when trying to find
myself I was always criticized and yelled at. I’m sure others have been in that same place too. The
relentless bullying, I experienced as a child put me in a rough space, so feeling confident has always a
huge priority. For many this experience has put them too far down to get back up again, that’s why
showing kindness is such an important task. Finding what truly makes you happy and confident in your
own skin is what everyone should be striving for every day. For me, the very first time the color hit my
hair I knew I’d fall in love, in love with the girl I saw in the mirror. Sitting in that chair and watching her
snip away at all the hair and insecurities made me realize what I truly wanted to do with my life.
This goal of mine has continued to grow and flourish. The goal to help others love themselves
again has carried on and has slowly become part of who I am as I’ve gotten older. One major thing I try
to do every day is to always compliment someone no matter what, and to make sure that whoever I was
talking to felt comfortable and happy in their own skin. With all the hate and negativity in this world
there’s no need to contribute to it, and tear people down. Helping others has always been something
I’ve been good at, the fact that people I don’t even know feel comfortable enough to open to me has
kept me pushing towards my dreams. With the career of hairstyling, it’s in the requirements to be
sympathetic, and to be their personal therapist for however many hours you’re with the client. Because
come alive.
When growing up its hard to find your “Spark”, for with every compliment, three more sly
remarks will follow. There’s no room to be yourself, or to be creative especially in high school. Being
considered “different” was always a daunting and touching subject for me, because when trying to find
myself I was always criticized and yelled at. I’m sure others have been in that same place too. The
relentless bullying, I experienced as a child put me in a rough space, so feeling confident has always a
huge priority. For many this experience has put them too far down to get back up again, that’s why
showing kindness is such an important task. Finding what truly makes you happy and confident in your
own skin is what everyone should be striving for every day. For me, the very first time the color hit my
hair I knew I’d fall in love, in love with the girl I saw in the mirror. Sitting in that chair and watching her
snip away at all the hair and insecurities made me realize what I truly wanted to do with my life.
This goal of mine has continued to grow and flourish. The goal to help others love themselves
again has carried on and has slowly become part of who I am as I’ve gotten older. One major thing I try
to do every day is to always compliment someone no matter what, and to make sure that whoever I was
talking to felt comfortable and happy in their own skin. With all the hate and negativity in this world
there’s no need to contribute to it, and tear people down. Helping others has always been something
I’ve been good at, the fact that people I don’t even know feel comfortable enough to open to me has
kept me pushing towards my dreams. With the career of hairstyling, it’s in the requirements to be
sympathetic, and to be their personal therapist for however many hours you’re with the client. Because
of this, being more of an introvert myself has become quite an obstacle. Having to learn to start
conversations has been another growing goal for myself. One favorite quote of mine from Jimmy Dean
says, “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
This thought process has fit into my life almost exactly, no matter what has come across my path, I’ve
found a solution and kept moving forward. Toward the goal of helping everyone of all ages, no matter
their circumstance, to see the beauty in themselves.
Whether you choose to see it or not, everyone has a spark that makes them uniquely beautiful.
In some magical way, all these unique people can fit so perfectly together, and be a support system for
everyone around. For me having such little support from the people around, has made me question
whether this path for myself is the smart one. But no matter what people say I’ve always known that I
wanted to help those people love themselves, even if it was just giving them a good hair day. Another
quote by Ralph says, “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have
succeeded.” Being helpful and making someone’s life easier is my life goal, I want to be the person that
past me would love and feel comfortable around when seeing me now. To many, this goal may be silly,
I’ve even been told that this choice will be a mistake, a very regrettable one too. But what they don’t
know, is that this simple goal will bring a purpose far more meaningful than any personal happiness and
if taking this goal to heart, your life can be changed in a way unimaginable.
conversations has been another growing goal for myself. One favorite quote of mine from Jimmy Dean
says, “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
This thought process has fit into my life almost exactly, no matter what has come across my path, I’ve
found a solution and kept moving forward. Toward the goal of helping everyone of all ages, no matter
their circumstance, to see the beauty in themselves.
Whether you choose to see it or not, everyone has a spark that makes them uniquely beautiful.
In some magical way, all these unique people can fit so perfectly together, and be a support system for
everyone around. For me having such little support from the people around, has made me question
whether this path for myself is the smart one. But no matter what people say I’ve always known that I
wanted to help those people love themselves, even if it was just giving them a good hair day. Another
quote by Ralph says, “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have
succeeded.” Being helpful and making someone’s life easier is my life goal, I want to be the person that
past me would love and feel comfortable around when seeing me now. To many, this goal may be silly,
I’ve even been told that this choice will be a mistake, a very regrettable one too. But what they don’t
know, is that this simple goal will bring a purpose far more meaningful than any personal happiness and
if taking this goal to heart, your life can be changed in a way unimaginable.
