Have you ever figured what your true "calling" or "purpose" actually is in this life?
What do you think was your true calling in life even though you never were able to do it professionally?
Mine was healing and caring for animals. Wanted to be a vet since I was little, but life had other plans. Looking back, I have cared for many creatures, some orphans I raised from birth and others who have disabilities. I'm glad I was able to do something at least. People who found their "calling" or "passion" late, how did you find it and what do you do?
I'm one of those people who has never really had any idea of what to do with their life in terms of career. A lot of people say that you should find and follow your "passion" or your "calling" but I've never really been that passionate about anything to be perfectly honest and kinda figured that it is something you find when your like a kid/teen. I was hoping that any of you guys who found their passion/calling a little later in life (mid 20s) could share how they went about figuring it out and what they are doing now. Thanks. Right now I'm stuck doing a IT course where my interest is slowly going to be diminished. I chose this field because I'm told the demand for it is high and the pay is decent. Another reason is I wanted to be able to support my family and I was curious about IT But after being part in the IT course for the past two years, I'm starting to feel that this is not my cup of tea. Though I'm able to get a decent grade, i mostly forced myself to learn which somehow affect my mental health and just do what the teacher tells me to do. It's not like I hate doing stuff like programming, just find it very dry. I don't know whether i want to switch a different career once I'm done with my studies. Currently, I don't know what i want for myself. So my question to you, how do you figure yourselves out and to be able to at least enjoy your line of work? Seen people love what they doing or at least not complain about it and I have always wonder, how did they do it? Because I'm struggling to find mine, tried to do different thing like drawing, building pc for my friends, working in fnb, warehouse and factory to see the reality of hard labour during holiday to find my footing. How old were you when you found your calling in life? How did you find your mission in life, your life purpose, calling or meaning?
once there was a time when future was full of exciting dreams and sense of rebellion to control my own fate, many years later now I look back after actualizing and understanding that future and I can tell you the excitement is gone and is replaced with disappointment. there is a sense of permanent sadness that will be my life companion. I don't think there is anything in the world that can be achieved that will make me happier (Fame, Wealth, Power, Love ..etc). Sometimes I feel like if discover that I will die within few months due to a terminal disease that I will remain calm it's kinda like Game over but you are just waiting the extra time. I want that thing that makes me want to fight terminal disease or any crisis in life (He who has a why to live can bear almost anyhow) and bring back that old excitement to the life you may call it meaning or a mission or purpose. I have been searching it for years and still, have not found it what shall I do? I'm sick of waking up every day doing temporary exciting things (programming, learning piano, traveling) and by the end of the day, I feel that emptiness again I can't even write 10 goals to be achieved within the next decade.
Things I have done so far
I searched intensely for my talents (physical, musical, intellectual) unfortunately I was not born with noticeable gifts.
I left home for 2 years traveling around Asia with extremely little money almost homeless traveler with no clear vision except finding an answer to that question by seeking wisdom and trying to live many different lives and see many different cultures, religions around the world. unfortunately, I did gain so much wisdom and I became a storyteller but I did not find an answer yet that resonate with me.
I entered the business world by creating a startup related to Entertainment Field and now I feel a sense of meaningless in what I'm doing except temporary excitement while building products/ features.
I volunteered around the world in many different areas (poverty, education, Environmental issues etc.. ) it was nice to volunteer but the deeper I looked into the world issues I understood that my efforts are useless and real efforts should be invested into solving the problems from the roots.(for instance building a school will be extremely more meaningful than being a temporary voluntary teacher for short-duration) , unfortunately, such issues require massive resources.
Mine was healing and caring for animals. Wanted to be a vet since I was little, but life had other plans. Looking back, I have cared for many creatures, some orphans I raised from birth and others who have disabilities. I'm glad I was able to do something at least. People who found their "calling" or "passion" late, how did you find it and what do you do?
I'm one of those people who has never really had any idea of what to do with their life in terms of career. A lot of people say that you should find and follow your "passion" or your "calling" but I've never really been that passionate about anything to be perfectly honest and kinda figured that it is something you find when your like a kid/teen. I was hoping that any of you guys who found their passion/calling a little later in life (mid 20s) could share how they went about figuring it out and what they are doing now. Thanks. Right now I'm stuck doing a IT course where my interest is slowly going to be diminished. I chose this field because I'm told the demand for it is high and the pay is decent. Another reason is I wanted to be able to support my family and I was curious about IT But after being part in the IT course for the past two years, I'm starting to feel that this is not my cup of tea. Though I'm able to get a decent grade, i mostly forced myself to learn which somehow affect my mental health and just do what the teacher tells me to do. It's not like I hate doing stuff like programming, just find it very dry. I don't know whether i want to switch a different career once I'm done with my studies. Currently, I don't know what i want for myself. So my question to you, how do you figure yourselves out and to be able to at least enjoy your line of work? Seen people love what they doing or at least not complain about it and I have always wonder, how did they do it? Because I'm struggling to find mine, tried to do different thing like drawing, building pc for my friends, working in fnb, warehouse and factory to see the reality of hard labour during holiday to find my footing. How old were you when you found your calling in life? How did you find your mission in life, your life purpose, calling or meaning?
once there was a time when future was full of exciting dreams and sense of rebellion to control my own fate, many years later now I look back after actualizing and understanding that future and I can tell you the excitement is gone and is replaced with disappointment. there is a sense of permanent sadness that will be my life companion. I don't think there is anything in the world that can be achieved that will make me happier (Fame, Wealth, Power, Love ..etc). Sometimes I feel like if discover that I will die within few months due to a terminal disease that I will remain calm it's kinda like Game over but you are just waiting the extra time. I want that thing that makes me want to fight terminal disease or any crisis in life (He who has a why to live can bear almost anyhow) and bring back that old excitement to the life you may call it meaning or a mission or purpose. I have been searching it for years and still, have not found it what shall I do? I'm sick of waking up every day doing temporary exciting things (programming, learning piano, traveling) and by the end of the day, I feel that emptiness again I can't even write 10 goals to be achieved within the next decade.
Things I have done so far
I searched intensely for my talents (physical, musical, intellectual) unfortunately I was not born with noticeable gifts.
I left home for 2 years traveling around Asia with extremely little money almost homeless traveler with no clear vision except finding an answer to that question by seeking wisdom and trying to live many different lives and see many different cultures, religions around the world. unfortunately, I did gain so much wisdom and I became a storyteller but I did not find an answer yet that resonate with me.
I entered the business world by creating a startup related to Entertainment Field and now I feel a sense of meaningless in what I'm doing except temporary excitement while building products/ features.
I volunteered around the world in many different areas (poverty, education, Environmental issues etc.. ) it was nice to volunteer but the deeper I looked into the world issues I understood that my efforts are useless and real efforts should be invested into solving the problems from the roots.(for instance building a school will be extremely more meaningful than being a temporary voluntary teacher for short-duration) , unfortunately, such issues require massive resources.
