Purpose

There are a few things that human beings must do to live well: breathe, sleep, drink, eat, and love. To this list I’d add: struggle. We need challenges to master and problems to solve.
If we are trapped in a life where everything is provided for us, our minds fail to grow, our relationships atrophy, and our spirits deteriorate.We all need something to struggle against and to struggle for. The aim in life is not to avoid struggles, but to have the right ones; not to avoid worry, but to care about the right things; not to live without fear, but to confront worthy fears with force and passion. You may be suffering right now because the purpose of your struggle is unclear. What are you working toward? What are you fighting for? Who are you going to be? What you will become is a result of what you are willing to endure. Are you willing to work hard? To think hard? Without purpose, we can survive—but we cannot flourish.”