Wisdom

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Most of you aren't troubled.
You're just bored.
With nothing to do, one is left alone with their thoughts.
How scary that can be, but it's more irritating for some.
Thoughts in the form of questions, not knowing the answer.
Curiosity is painful.
What is the meaning of life?
A common question.
Although it baffles me as to why people haven't figured it out yet.
It's so simple. Why do they complicate it?
The meaning of life is whatever you believe it to be.
It's purely opinion, as we have no knowledge of higher entities at the moment.
Many would say "reproduction", but that is not entirely true.
That is the purpose of life.
If you choose to believe it to also be the meaning of life, then I am in no position to stop you.
However...
A mindset as such can lead to a pessimistic mentality.
Try to smile, because the meaning of life certainly isn't to drown in despondency.
What do I believe?
The meaning of life, in my eyes, is to make the most out of what little you're given. Try your absolute best to be the best you can be.
Whether you believe in a higher entity, or not, doesn't change the interpretation.
It pertains to everyone.
People have limits.
Religious people have even more limits.
Despite limits, you need to make yourself the best person you can be.
Accepting, kind, intelligent, or whatever your idea of "perfect" is.
That's the beauty of it.
Everyone thinks differently, so our perspective of perfection will vary, making the results vary, as well.
This creates a differing population.
Perfection takes a life time to achieve, so start young.
Do not follow a straight line.
Be self-directing.
You are your own person.
Other people are their own person.
You can only change yourself.
Do not worry about the irrelevant details that you cannot change in a person.
If they want to change, they will change.
People don't often listen to others, anyway. So focus on bettering yourself, not another individual. Know that you do not have control over everything and that's okay. But what you do have control over, use it to your advantage.
Do not only strive for knowledge.
Aim for wisdom.
Then maybe you'll realize that a lot of what you overlooked is more significant than you once thought.

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