The life purpose he was looking for was nowhere to be found. He had been searching for as long as he knew himself. He still did not have anything that he could label as the purpose of his existence.
He was tired. Tired of all the search. Tired of disappointments. Tired of being lost. His observation that all the people around him had found their purposes long ago did not help him either. He felt defeated.
He decided to call his most reckless friend. They would just do random stuff. No more serious searches. Just random living.
His friend had not changed at all. He had looked a bit older. That is it. His energy, his view of life. All stayed the same. He wanted to live like him. Maybe, not all people are meant for a purpose. Maybe he really did not have a purpose created for him.
‘Hey, why are you staring at me like that?’
‘How are you so happy when you don’t care about anything?’
‘I am happy because I don’t care about anything.’
‘What do you mean?’
‘If you think too much, you scare life away.’
Was he thinking too much? His friend answered for him:
‘And you think too much.’
‘How can you live without a purpose?’
‘What is your purpose?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘I know mine.’
‘What is that?’
‘To be happy. And I am fulfilling it.’
Would it make sense to chase happiness? How did one do it? Again, his friend answered for him.
‘You don’t chase happiness. You understand yourself and it comes to you. Happiness does not visit chaotic places.’
Did he know himself yet? His friend did not answer this one. He would have to find answer himself. Starting tomorrow.
To Write or not to Write and What to Write 
Such a beautiful post!
Everywhere we read or listen that we need to find purpose of our life. And if we don’t then we might not live a happy life.
That’s why so many of us are looking for some purpose, reason instead of living
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Yes, that is what I have been thinking about recently. Thanks for reading and commenting!:)
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You’re welcome ! This was thought provoking, I would love to writing something alone same lines.
Let’s see!
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Awesome! Looking forward to it!
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Me too 😉
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Thank you ✨
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Nice write up!
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Thank you!
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Happiness does not visit chaotic places, but where does it live?
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Maybe wherever nature’s flow and our flow do not conflict (so they don’t cause chaos)?
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I think it’s a really interesting concept. I know for myself I need order in my life to be happy, but I’ve known some people who don’t seem to need it. I think of some alcoholics I’ve known who have been fairly happy alcoholics, even though they lived in the chaos that comes with alcoholism. So I guess I don’t quite agree that happiness is innately tied to a lack of chaos, though I do think that the best way to be happy is to live without chaos. Sorry that’s so long. Your post just got me thinking a bit.
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I am glad you share your thoughts! I agree that there are some differences between people. For me, I always found chaos to be stress-inducing and I don’t like it. But I would not be surprised if people were different in that aspect. I have some friends that are more like you.
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Actually chaos stresses me out too, so I think we’re pretty alike in that way. I’ve just observed people who seem to thrive on it, same as you have.
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Nice one! sometimes we waste so much time thinking about stuff like our purpose..etc. but in that we forget living.
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I did that! I might still be doing it:(
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yeah true! We all do that…
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😦
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Thank you for sharing!!.. the answer lies in one’s heart… 🙂
“It is not easy to find happiness within ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” Agnes Repplier
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So true!
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VVery beautiful post. Maybe happiness is to find a sense of inner peace. 🙂
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Thank you! I believe so!
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‘You don’t chase happiness. You understand yourself and it comes to you. Happiness does not visit chaotic places.’ BRILLIANT! I’m going to store that one somewhere to refer back to.
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Thank you!:)
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Great story! I will be sharing.
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Life Inspired Reflections and commented:
Simple but powerful short story. Had to share. “Happiness does not visit chaotic places”, I love that line.
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Great post. There are all kinds of ways to find happiness. I live with chaos in my surroundings but not inside my head. I have had tendencies to overthink in the past and most likely will again, but what has made me happy is living in the present. It is difficult though.
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I am glad now you don’t have that tendency. It is a big change! I have had my fair share too but I also hope I improved on that aspect. Thank you for the comment!
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