The Meaning of Life... My Version

The meaning of life... one of the most debated subjects in history. Well here's what I think. Whether you believe in a higher power or not, I know that we were all put on this earth for a reason. My reason... I have yet to discover. Maybe it will be to raise children, and maybe it will be to change the world. I have no way of knowing for sure. I just know that I will find out eventually. My current purpose in life is to love those around me to the best of my ability. I know I'm not perfect. I mess up A LOT. But I am fortunate to have family and friends who love me no matter what. I have some of the best friends a girl could ask for (you know who you are). Yes, sometimes our relationships aren't always the best, and yes, sometimes we fight. But it's nothing that we can't overcome. I have all the support in the world in everything I do, and I couldn't ask for more.

Everyday I sit and wonder what my purpose is in life... and I can never find an answer. I sit here looking for a sign. Am I chosing the right path? Is this what I was meant to be doing with my life? I will never really know I guess. I can't live my life once, and then choose a different path and live it again to see if it will be different. Life doesn't work that way. We only get one shot to make the best we can of the blessings we are given. Sometimes I sit and wish I were better off, and then I realize how selfish I am being. I have been blessed with so much more than I deserve, and not just in material possesions, but with love and understanding as well.

No one is perfect, and I am certainly far from it, but I try the best I can to be just who I am supposed to be. I've made the mistake many times of trying to be someone else's idea of perfect, and in the end I was never happy. Becomming obsessed with being someone other than yourself will get you nowhere in life. Only to a miserable state of loneliness.

I'm only seventeen and still in the process of discovering myself, but I think I'm on the right track. I'm certainly happy with my life currently. So maybe the meaning of life is to just be ourselves, because that's what will bring us true happiness. Maybe it is to love one another. There are thousands of possible answers to the unanswerable question. You just have to decide which one you believe in.