Have you ever thought why you were destined to live your life. Why God gave you this life or what is your purpose in life. I have certainly reached the age, where l start to ask myself these questions. I have started to to learn the purpose of life.

Where perception is, there also are pain and pleasure, and where these are, there, of necessity, is desire.

Life isn’t perfect. Growing up l was always mauerbauertraurigkeit, the urge to push people l love away. I constantly asked God why it was always like this. Throughout everything l finally realized that l had my own reason why l live and why l became who l am.  My reasons to live are the following:

1. Inspire others
Before l found my purpose in life l was nodus tollens, the realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense anymore. Most people find it hard to let their voice be heard. Growing up l was lost in this world because l didn’t have the strength to find my voice. What kind of an example would I be if I had not had the strength to hold on? I chose to live to tell my story, and to inspire others to live. I’m not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too. I want others not to be afraid to speak up and stand up for themselves.

2. Yet to accomplish what l am destined to do
Before my mind was taken over by immense sorrow, I had aspirations. I chose to not let my overwhelming emotions interfere any longer. I’ve always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you’ve got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish. I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.

3. Yet to find who l am
Have you ever asked yourself, ‘What is my true identity?’ By not knowing the answer to these questions, you keep on creating new identities of yourself, consequently going farther away from your true self. All the suffering in life is because of not knowing your true identity. Until you realize your true Self, you believe yourself to be the name that has been given to you. To live is to discover something about ourselves of which we were not aware. There is still so much to do , so many memories to be created, so many laughs to be had. My story isn’t over. Our stories are not over. My story has just began. Our stories have just began.

4. My loved ones
Life hasn’t always been a straight road to heaven. Life is not only our own. It also belongs to those who surround us. We should take care of ourselves because we are important to others, even when sometimes we are not aware of that. My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear and they are there for me in the good and bad times. Without them I have no idea where I would be and I know that their love for me is what’s keeping my head above the water. Life is short. Never take your loved one for granted.