You might feel less anxious when you keep yourself busy, but you will only truly feel at peace once you are doing something meaningful, something that actually matters.
Jim, who’s a director in my company, loves to share the two different hungers each human has: the Small Hunger and the Big Hunger.
The Small Hunger refers to food and our basic daily needs. The Big Hunger — which is not so easy to satisfy, nor cheat — has to do with meaning: the love of our work, the impact we have on our society and country — the hunger for being truly valuable.
Being an adult is difficult. One of these difficulties is finding your meaning—your particular field of interest that will truly grip your heart, paint your mind with enthusiasm and liveliness, and give you the rare courage to embrace old age and death. The difficulty comes directly from all the different opinions we receive from the world on what to do with our lives.
But adults have the power to choose. The power to think everything through. To deliberate, to doubt, to question, to research, to learn from your past and the past of human nature what has worked and what hasn’t. This power will guide you in this labyrinth, this web of options thrown at your awareness. I hope that sooner or later, you choose what truly grips your soul. And go on to do it — knowing that fear can never be completely extinguished. It is our companion, but so are courage, enthusiasm, and the will to do.
Cancelo Alvarez
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