Purpose: There’s More to Life Than Making Money

When we talk about what our purpose is as humans, I'd like to first state my definition of the word 'purpose' itself, and in my opinion, I believe 'purpose' is basically the reason why something or someone is created; it could also mean why something is done and the reason behind someone's actions. And when we talk about human purpose, I'm of the opinion that it goes beyond making money. I'm not saying money isn't important, because earning it is showing acts of responsibility towards our needs, families and the like. However, if money happens to be the reason we keep pushing, then what will happen when we finally have it in abundance?

In such situations I believe such a person would feel empty despite achieving what they believe is their purpose, and in the light of that, I felt there should be a deeper reason behind everything we do daily, and when I talk about my purpose in life, for example, I'd say it's our taking responsibility, growth and the people who depend on me. This is quite evident in my life, and that's why even on days when work seems tiring and things don't go as planned, you'll still find me reminding myself of why I started in the first place. Take, for instance, as a family man and an hiver, there are days when I've writer's block and feel unmotivated to blog, but remembering the weight of the responsibility I have to carry helps me push past the boundary of limitations the writer's block has set for me.

Reminding myself of why I started also brings me back to the awareness that I never want to reminisce on the past and feel like my yesterday was better than how my today is going, and with that a fire literally reignites in me that helps me push towards building something meaningful with my life so I can create a better life for my family, grow in the process and be useful to others. It's worth knowing that our purpose doesn't always have to be flamboyant; simple things like raising our children, developing our talents, and supporting our spouse or someone who needs help can be part of our purpose.

Money is important and can be a source of motivation to keep grinding; however, it shouldn't be the final destination, because if it were, we'd feel empty and have nothing to chase when we finally have it. The thing about life is that bills will always come, whether you get married or not, work or not, or leave your parents' house or not, and we'll always have financial targets to chase, and that's why it's not ideal to monetise our only reason for living, because doing that will make us never feel like we've had enough and find ourselves in a loop of endless pursuit without every feeling fulfilled, like those who have purpose across different aspects of life and feel accomplished at different junctions in life.

Overall, I think the actual question shouldn't be, 'How much can I make?' But what am I building, who am I becoming, and whose life can I influence to become better just because I exist? Having these questions answered positively and being able to accomplish the right results with them is what I believe gives life genuine fulfilment through their lives' purpose.

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