We all want to know why we are here and what is the purpose of life. Just think about it a little. Is there really a reason why you're alive? I think it is. I think that before life we float together with an infinite bunch of souls in a magic place where there is no space and time. This might sound a bit stupid but let me go on. While we are there we don't know anything and we can't feel anything: no pain and no joy. While we are there we have no purpose. We are useless. But then we are sent here and we are given bodies and lives. We experiment everything this world has to offer. But why? It's simple. We are not sent here to fulfil some kind of great plan. We are here to make our own plan and fulfil it. Life is our chance to experiment everything and to make the best of every moment here. You are not supposed to build a time travel machine or to cure cancer, but you have the chance to do that if you want to. You are not here to do something great that will be remembered by people forever, but you could to do that too. You are not here to try and rule the world and be remembered as the world's cruellest man ever, but you are given the power to do that as well. While you are alive the power is in your hands. You can do anything you wish with your life and no one can take that away from you. It's not going to be easy, but it will be worth it. I hope you see now. Life isn't a journey with a certain purpose. Life is a destination where you are free. You will be judged, you will suffer and you will feel like you are worthless from time to time, you might even be burned alive if you do something that people consider terrible, but you will make it through (except if you're burned alive, but let's not take that as an option). Your purpose here is to do what makes you happy and stay happy. Find that awesome feeling of inner peace and happiness and keep it in your heart for as long as you live and that way, when you will be old and you will sit on a chair and reminisce about your life, you won't be able to say you didn't make the best out of the life you were given.
I consider this the most inspiring post I ever wrote so I will also add the most important 10 pieces of advice from my personal experience:
- never regret something you did because it's not worth it, everyone will forget it anyway because no one cares that much about your mistakes (the people who care about you will only laugh at you and mock you from time to time and the people who don't care about you will never give a damn);
- always take chances because the worst type of regret is regretting something you didn't do;
- never try to change for anyone because if they only love you when you look good or have money it means they never really love you at all;
- always appreciate the ones who love you for who you are because at the end of the day they will be standing beside you laughing and making everything okay;
- never let others take decisions for you because it's your life and you're the only one who knows all your fears and hopes so you can always make the best choice (even if you're not sure you can);
- always keep a positive attitude because it's the easiest method to make good things come your way;
- never let others bring you down (I won't say they are just jealous of you, because I'm not your mother, all I can say is they don't know all of you: they only look at your flaws and at the mistakes you make, but they don't know how to see the beauty of your soul or the brightness of your mind);
- always believe in something (it's best to believe in yourself, but if you believe in God or Feng Shui power or anything it's just as good because everyone needs something to rely on at the end of the day);
- never forget the things that make you smile like talking relaxing walks, practising a hobby or just spending time with the people you love, because no matter how awful you feel, if you do one of those things you will forget about everything else and feel okay again;
- always have a plan in your mind of what you consider good and bad and try to be as good as possible (it doesn't have to be according to the law or to the good manners' code, you will just feel better if you feel like a good person according to some rules that you respect).