Life Without Meaning Is Restlessness

“I have studied many times

The marble which was chiseled for me—

A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.

In truth it pictures not my destination 

But my life.

For love was offered me, and I shrank from its disillusionment;

Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid: Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.

Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life and now I know that we must lift the sail and catch the winds of destiny

Wherever they drive the boat.

To put meaning in one’s life may end in madness,

But life without meaning is the torture

Of restlessness and vague desire—

It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

(Edgar Lee Masters)

If something you read has a particular effect on you, you should keep, note it, copy paste it, screen shot it, save it. It may be something you will need to hear or read again. 

Do not discard things that force you to face what you fear. Look right into them. 

Seek knowledge & Grow Strong