The Burden of Making Life Worthwhile

The Burden of Making Life Worthwhile

There is an uncomfortable truth about life many of us spend years trying to avoid: Meaning is not discovered, it is created. Most of us grow up believing life will become meaningful once we have achieved enough. A better salary, a larger house, a promotion, a measure of financial independence, all of these are expected to arrive carrying a lasting sense of fulfilment. They improve the quality of our lives, certainly, yet they seldom answer the d…