Walking on “the bridge” in search of meaning

Here we are, stepping on the bridge between two other randomly defined but socially accepted years. I could not refrain myself from thinking that the way in which we define (and also the name by that matter) 2008, 2009 and, in fact, any given year, is totally random if you ask me. I can define My New Year starting on my birthday. I can define My New Year starting with the beginning of spring and the warm weather. I can define My New Year whenever I decide to set my goals for the following twelve months. In any way that I choose to do that, My New Year will be more relevant, thus having more meaning for me than the universally, socially integrated New Year on the 1^st January.

My whole life has been a quest to find meaning; more meaning. I live for maximizing the meaning, the essence in my life. It can also be one of the causes for many of my unnatural hobbies, like the behavioral psychology of males and females and so on. Many times I have failed to comprehend this meaning, while other times I was luckier. For instance I know that my meaning in life is to find and keep happiness. I also know that pleasure (in its various forms) provides me with happiness (in other words, read more on hedonism).

Why do you live?

I suppose that this question comes at a very good time, as we are all the “victims” of self reflection in this period of time while walking on the conventional bridge between yet another couple of years.

Why do you live? Can you answer? Can you write a 3000-words essay, or can you give at least seven bulleted reasons? Why should you focus on this now rather than at another point in your life? Don’t! Define Your Year! Build your own Bridge. And may it be the prettiest bridge in the world. But don’t forget: sooner rather than later you should tackle the pressing question – why do you live?

I believe that people have an innate kindness that would help each of us to maximize our life’s meaning. There’s only one problem that needs attending to: they have to know what you are looking for in order to help you because nobody I know is a genuine mind-reader.

This is my 2009 thought for you: take some time out and find your inner peace! I know I’ll be happy when I eventually succeed in doing that; and that would really be a Bridge that is worth celebrating.

Food for thought: Why is it that even if we share the happiness of somebody we’ve just helped, we never actively seek to offer them some help?