Facing Serious Problems: The Path to Purpose

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So let's say you're someone who's going to solve some serious problems Okay the first thing you have to do is admit to the seriousness of the problems That's no joke And so the first thing is just the terror of the problem itself And that's enough to paralyze you And that's the Gorgon with the head of snakes It'll paralyze you and turn you to stone That's the basilisk in the Harry Potter series You look at it and it turns you to stone and lurks underneath everything And it's malevolence and tragedy And so there's that The next is going to take responsibility for that You're really going to do that are you That's a hell of a load man And so it's daunting to even consider that And then there's the discipline and responsibility that that necessitates which is also daunting It's oh my God the problem's that serious I'm really going to have to get my act together in order to not contribute to it much less solve it And so the problem is terrible And then the solution is daunting But the upside of that is is like well there isn't anything better to have than a problem that's worth solving like that's really worth solving Right And so the more of that you take on the more you have a reason to get out of bed in the morning no matter what I'm getting up I'm trudging forward doesn't matter what I'm suffering from I've got things that need to be done They're necessary And that gives you that sense of purpose that is the antidote to bitterness Well let's say you want your life to be meaningful