THE ILLUSION
For most of us, the basic constructs of life are to; get a job, work hard, find a partner, have offspring and stay healthy to see our children mature and prosper.
We make plans for how we are going to achieve this outcome and therefore place great significance on the jobs we take and how much money we earn to get time to spend appreciating the lives we've built for ourselves.
Asked what job I wanted as a child, I would have aspired to be an explorer or a rock star. I've certainly explored - but the rock star has never become a reality for me. Everyone has something they can be good at and there's always those few who achieve their aspirational goals of becoming an astronaut or film star. But for many of us who end up turning the wheel in a 9-5 office job, it can all end up seeming so meaningless when we don't achieve that special 'goal' in life.
Aiming for work goals that are for elevated status or financial wealth - these are empty objectives. Aspiring to 'be someone' - this is equally insignificant. Celebrity status is short lived, no matter how high the accolade. Who will really be remembered for a film they've appeared in 100 years from now - let alone 20 years? And when space travel becomes as common place as it is today when boarding a plane - being an astronaut loses its allure as something special too. So aspiring to 'be' nothing other than a truly better person, should be the ultimate goal in everyone's life.
Beyond this line of thinking - life is an illusion. Quantum theory tells us it's our perception of life that makes it 'real'. So essentially, it's what we make of it. Having purpose in our lives can still be inclusive of our job, whatever that is and achieving this purpose should be seen as a challenge for how best to work hard at honing our capabilities for achieving greatness in everything we do.
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