I wonder. Did you ever feel you knew exactly what you were meant to 'do' in this life?
I've heard and read about people, mainly famous people, who seemed to know from a very early age what they were meant to do with their lives and got to it without wasting too much time. Sure, there are cases where they may have encountered road blocks and were forced to make detours but that did not change the fact that they seemed to know just what they were meant to do.
I wonder if you also might have known? I don't think I ever did. Truth be told, I still don't think I do. Which strikes me as rather unfortunate. Why? Because I feel I could have got on to it sooner and spent more of my life doing what I was meant to do rather than wondering about it.
Of course, all this presumes a number of things. For instance, it presumes that we each have a certain 'thing' that we are predestined to do and/or be. It could also imply that the time that we're not doing whatever it is we're meant to be doing is time wasted. Those seem to be the most obvious implications of my line of questioning, neither of which I believe to be true. At least, not completely.
I mean, the notion of something predestined seems to suggest that we really have no say in the matter. I believe we always have a say in the matter. If that weren't true, well then, we'd all be doing exactly what we're predestined to do, wouldn't we?
I suppose you could argue that we are doing whatever it is we're predestined to be doing including all the things that we think (or I think) are not as clearly and conveniently defined as say, being a famous rock musician or a spiritual luminary or a brilliant actor or an exceptional scientist or philosopher.
If so, I have two questions:
1. Why isn't it as clearly defined?
2. Why is there a sense of not feeling and knowing that 'this is it'?
As for the 'time-wasting' proposition, well, I don't really believe that anything is ever wasted although I do believe that many benefits in life often go unrecognized.
So, do you have any thoughts on this? I'd be most interested to know. You see, I'd really like to know that I was getting to where I want to be, if only I knew where/what that was!
