9 June 2008 6 Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

Sometimes life answers our questions in most unexpected ways. I had been reading about dreams and true purpose in life for a long time. And not knowing that one true calling of life, one purpose behind which I can passionately dedicate my life to had been upsetting. I struggled within to find answers. But found none. There are a lot of things I simply loved to do. And I knew I could happily do for the rest of my life. But, it still seemed something is missing. And I didn’t know what to do. How to find my calling …

My answer came in form of a movie called Quints on Disney. This movie is about a kid named Katie who has very controlling and dominating parents. Her parents do wish good for her but they do not let her make any decisions at all. Then something happens, and her parents get busy with other things. This leaves Katie free for the first time in her life to choose how to spend her time, what courses to take, what classes would she like to attend. But, she doesn’t know what she likes or is good at. She never got a chance to try things out. She is completely lost. What can Katie do?

While my background and situation was totally different from Katie’s. I identified with her feeling of being lost.

Like Katie, so many of us go through this in one way or another. We get busy with routine life and lose touch with ourselves. After a point when we wake up, we realize we don’t know what we like or would like to do anymore. Sometimes, it’s people who are freed from dominating/controlling relationships who have to go through this – Being unsure about everything, not knowing what to do with their time, themselves and their lives in all. Sometimes its parents who are lost – they simply didn’t find time to look after themselves while raising kids. And now, they don’t know what else to do.

Katie got a simple answer to this from her teacher – “If you don’t know what you like to do, find out. Try out everything you can and you will surely find something that will hold your attention and with time become your liking and expertise.”

This solution seems so simple that we probably might reject it when we hear first. But it’s so true – Without exposure to different activities, what is the chance of that one true calling of ours finding it’s way to us! If you don’t know where to begin, try everything that comes your way. Life is anyways all about experiencing new things. And then, you can always pick up those you like and throw away the rest. But by choosing not to experience at all, you won’t know what you are missing out on.

I found my answer in this. I keep doing things I love and keep trying new things. Eventually, I am sure I will find my calling for life. What have I gained so far with this is a huge list of things I simply love to do. And tons of experiences to share and cherish as well. What have I lost? Nothing.

Have you found your calling for life? If yes, what is it? And how did you find it?

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