Life is Worthwhile When Your Goals are Worthwhile

"Why are they so happy if they have nothing?"

I always did cringe at the sound of such a question. Especially in relevance to my own misfortune. I suppose what has always stood out to me as a manner of offensive word phrasing is more of a manner of the lack of insight. 

I have never been in a position where I actually believed that such an attitude is impossible. Though I may be surprised just how wide-spread it could be or how much a demographic is incorrectly portrayed as such, I am always filled with joy to know that it is true.

Most of my life has been filled with a myriad of experiences ranging from hostile to harmonious. I have seen good days on a very broad spectrum of events as well as days that encompass every possible error that I can imagine. Though naturally, some days are just more frustrating than others due to my own personal emotions rather than circumstance. 

I have long wondered what formula is used psychologically to produce results of an unconcerned manner towards negativity without being numb to your emotions as well as indifferent to the circumstances of others. 

Fortunately I have been given the platform to begin my journey through this seemingly non-complicated method of thought. A mental state of realistic construction but with the backing of unparalleled stability. 

My enlightenment..

1. I am human
2. Emotion is Sacred
3. Failure is an Option
4. Goals have Moral Consequence
5. I am Forgiven

Some people may look at these things as a common sense factor that everyone should know. Thus equating my enlightenment to the action of opening my eyes to the world that's always been around me. I do not disagree with this premise.. Given that the understanding isn't that people who can't see are mentally retarded. I do believe that it serves to be a handicap in many ways if you allow it; I just loathe the idea that you must gain sight to gain an advantage over the handicap itself.

Lot of emphasis added into that last paragraph.. I feel very strongly to it's implications. 

But let's be honest with ourselves.. How often do we take into account the myriad of factors that determine our success and failures? Moreover, how much do we pick ourselves up from falling down with a smile and declare that the mistake may happen again but not our haphazardness that caused it? 

This isn't a riddle. 

Most people forget their lack of perfection, thus equating them to something more than human. From step one they are incapable of coming off their haughty position of supreme-WHATEVER to accept their faults let alone common-place mistakes. Some go to the length of suicide over matters that could have been solved with some back-bone, realistic thinking or at least seeking a helping hand.

But there's more?

Yes, it seems like I could go on with the other parts of the list but why should I? The realism is right before us all. In fact, we all have to suffer reality one way or another. If it isn't our mortality it's our imperfections or misfortune. Either way you put it, not even the most socially advantageous have absolutely every need imaginable taken care of. Some are simply better off than others in their circumstances; from a subjective perspective. 

So what in God's name is the point of life anyways?
Most religious people would declare that it has nothing to do with us and everything to do with the deity that created the Universe (to say you believe in such at all). Or if not, the accumulation of thoughts is to strive for perfection. Some even keep it so simple as to declare that the maximum potential is Happiness. 

Though I prefer to say it's between all those things..

Though truly, what transcendent being would make a Universe this complexly organised yet consistent of it's own parameters without having transcendence being part of it? Surely an All-powerful being wouldn't stoop to the emotion of jealousy of it's own creation and thus limit even the beings that are capable of the similar awesomeness of Awareness/Understanding.. That just suggests that either Humans are so far close to the top that we are only a few limiters off from being called gods or that in all actuality we aren't dealing with any kind of true divinity of power. 

Well don't get your hopes up... I don't believe in those kinds of ludicrous deductions. Realistically, I see that humans are not ALL THAT and SOME.. And quite frankly, whatever source of power instilled existence in this plane we know as reality... Has obviously got to have some seriousness behind it that I won't dare trifle against. 

With that said perhaps it will make perfectly good sense why it is that I see certain goals as inherently detrimental while others, despite their lack of appeal to success, are inherently good. 

I think if your goals are not self-gratifying or a sense of appeal to worldly matters.. You have begun to understand the nature of the human mind. Though a complicated organ I barely can fathom the depth of, I can still give my insight to understanding that through trial and error I have found that the things I was taught to accept as success were actually things that were red-flagged by my intuition. Meaning: despite my ability to discern the reasons, I knew emotionally and subconsciously the failing point of believing the principles that weren't truly a part of my human purpose. 

Just like rooting for the underdog is unpopular at first.. It's funny how when you are the first one to do it, you soon become disgusted with everyone else for giving it appeal and taking away the status. If you don't, then you were never rooting for the underdog.. You had full knowledge of the hidden potential and were disgusted with everyone's misplaced judgement. 

A goal is not the successful object that people chased. Such as being Rich isn't much of a goal as it is a result of goals; realistically that is. Rather, if your goal is to be financially secure by doing something specific and thus you obtain that status through the multiple goals you set that will grant you such.... Then you have become successful in your goals.
Equally, if your goal is to become something specific in status and you thus set multiple goals to get there...

Well enough said on that. If the point isn't clear on what a goal is, then there's a new issue of ignorance to be discussed. What is of importance now is what makes a 'Worthwhile' goal? Such a question has a subjective answer. To one person what is worth is not the same to the next person. However.. Since we aren't in the business of prescribing goals to each other (if you are then you must be in the business of slave ownership) naturally we should take the approach of understanding what is good for the individual self. And thus you can accumulate my second point of enlightenment on the importance of emotion; as that is an individual concept that is very hard to integrate into the understanding of others but is certainly worthwhile. 

To get to the answer of a worthwhile goal.. Perhaps there is a requirement to somehow get to my third point of enlightenment sometime in your life. Regardless of what step or manner you do.