Youareenrolledinafull–timeschoolcalled“life”.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.
Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?Humanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtime.Whatweandourancestorshaveoverlookedhoweveristhatthereisnooneanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.
Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.Asyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurpose.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlife.
Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.Youmayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundance.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.
Thechallengeherethereforeistoalign(与……保持一致)yourselfwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacewithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillbecompletelydifferentfromothers’.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeoplearoundyouandfocusonthedifferencebetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.
Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequality-theassumptionthatallthingsareequalandjusticewillalwayspreva