_ and never finds it, he/she will in the end miss his own life! Without a real meaning in life, life is like walking on ice - unsafe - and you quickly find yourself sitting in the cold of life.
A reader reports: "Young woman, almost 30 years old, behaves like a child. She is married, basically nothing is wrong with her. She has the most beautiful life, sunshine, enough to eat, a wonderful garden, peace and quiet, no hectic, a lot that others would fight for. But she is completely dissatisfied with herself. Every now and then the environment gets a complete blow from her. Most of the day she sits in front of the computer or TV or plays games. The husband is overwhelmed and no longer knows what else he should do to make her happy. Friends tried to coach her. Nothing helps. What's wrong with her? "
HAVING does not yet make sense of life. It depends on BEING. Who are we ? Where do we come from ? Where are we going ? Where do we want to go ?
Anyone who has a lifestyle that destroys the frontal lobe needs help to get out of it. But to convince such people that they also accept help requires supernatural influence. Appropriate borderline experiences could help.
More and more people are becoming addicted to gambling or building their lives in a virtual world. Unfortunately mostly young people. The frontal lobe (BLOG) drunk, apathetic, passive and lacking in motivation. Do you also know such people?
If we look into our world with the question of the meaning of life - as far as we can grasp it - then you may also notice that postmodern people tend to avoid this question. If you ask it anyway, something like: "I enjoy life as long as it is possible" often comes up.
ENJOY LIFE - is that a sufficient answer for people in the 21st century? We in Europe can actually still enjoy life, while in other countries life often becomes a struggle for survival.
We are privileged. For real ?
When pleasure turns into greed and one loses self-control over it, a great love deficit becomes visible.
What is YOUR meaning in life? What makes sense for YOU to live this life?
Is it the family, the spouse? Is it your career, your car, your bank account, your status, your LUST for life? What would hurt you the most if it were taken away from you? Is it health after all?
It is apparently our values that make our life worth living or not? What are your values? If you ask managers about the most important value in life, you often hear them say "the family", even though many have divorced and any children are spread out as a blended family. How come
We think we have values, but we are wrong. The values have us! Many people are pushed through life and have therefore given up the helm. At least that's how it is typical of postmodern people. Total egoism - WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME - dominates our thinking. Individualism to the point of no longer possible. Add to that narcissism, which, when you look in the mirror, serves up lies that are simply taken over. Or how do you explain the way in which we deal with the problems of our society?
Who does something for the good of others? Who is ready to work for the success of the life or survival of friends and neighbors? That would mean charity.
Ok, there are exceptions. There are people who don't just think of themselves.
How did we earn our quality of life? Where did our wealth take us?
Again, what meaning in life, what values do you have?
Where do our values come from?
Our culture, our country, our society, our family shape our values.
We learn to obey laws, otherwise there is a fine.
We learn to study so we can make money to eat and drink and go on vacation.
We learn how to deal with our fellow human beings, who also have to look after themselves.
We get to know our family system, which shapes our understanding of humanity and thus defines our society.
We learn a lot more, but we forget most of it.
Here are some values:
Choose your three most important ones:
WORK MONEY INFLUENCE CAREER PEACE HEALTH FAMILY FAITH LOVE TRUTH FORGIVENESS HELP ENJOYMENT NATURE INTEGRITY FREEDOM HONESTY GENEROSITY HONOR DISCIPLINE STATUS MORAL CHARITY APPEARANCE APPRECIATION JUSTICE POWER CHANGE
Do you still have daily access to nature? Do we protect them or have we already been lost in our technical world?
If people live without vision, goals and future-oriented values, then they are in danger of losing themselves. This can then easily end in addictive behavior, self-destruction and self-abandonment. Too bad. There is so much to do. So many challenges are ahead of us. But we have to want to see them. Better to watch TV, be entertained, enjoy and laze around ... That may be a short-term pleasure. But in the long term, deficits will become apparent that can no longer be easily made up for in old age. Our brain adapts quickly.
It is interesting that even the richest can have serious problems with themselves, constantly running from psychiatrist to psychiatrist to uncover the secret of a meaningful life. At some point, perhaps when the consultant has earned enough, he sends the rich lady or gentleman to the desert, to Africa, to a poor area. As soon as these rich experience the discrepancy and recognize what it means to fight for survival in poverty every day, then it gets under their skin that they, as rich, could do something about it. As soon as they practically do that, their healing process begins.
Really helping is an art. It takes sympathy, sensitivity and foresight.
Doing good to others - that has to do with happiness and health!
It has been known for over a hundred years that doing something good has a positive influence on one's feelings, makes the blood circulation happy and even has positive mental and physical effects. Therefore we are all called:
Love thy neighbor as thyself !
Whatever we mean by love - it takes serious thought to recognize the content of this often misused term - the better we get involved in it, the clearer the personal life mission will appear to us:
Everyone has an environment, the immediate environment, to which they can get involved. The circles can get bigger - from the family to a meaningful project - some call it work that brings real added value to society.
If you get that far, you won't get sick so quickly and you don't have to put off your retirement. Life is too interesting. And if you do feel lonely, then remember that there are people who need YOU, who love YOU, who appreciate YOU, because there is no one who is like YOU and could replace YOU! Nobody.
People need people, they need the right help and attention, actually real love.
Our practical understanding of LOVE makes the difference!
I'm sure there is someone today to give a warming hug.
How Albert Einstein responded to the question of meaning:
What is the meaning of our life, what is the meaning of the life of all living beings in general? To know an answer to this question is to be religious.
According to Mr. Einstein, the question of God is connected with the answer to the question of meaning. Those who want or have to live without a loving God have a harder time finding a really happy answer. With the experience of a loving God, new dimensions, even worlds, open up that make human life really worth living.
Maybe some say AMEN? :-)
Partnership-based connection practiced in every weather of life, isn't that an indication that you have found the meaning of life?
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