There are plenty of people, for whatever reason, that just go about their business, day after day, without a real plan, without any real goals, and without purpose. Though it is true, that for people like that, life can conceivably work out very well; the truth of the matter is, it probably isn’t going to work out nearly as well as it could be for them, because those that don’t live life as if their decisions and choices really matter and have consequences to them, aren’t going to get all of what they could get out of life.
Additionally, no matter what a given persons’ personal background so represents, there comes a time when a person transitions from being a dependent person who relies heavily upon others for their welfare and decisions so made, such as one’s parents, to becoming their own independent person, with their own responsibilities that they must now answer to. So then, when we become an adult, for a certainty, we have an obligation to live our life in a manner and way, that is going to represent meaning and purpose, for us; so that, when we inevitably hit those obstacles and setbacks, we are thus able to reflect upon the bigger picture of our objectives, in which, we can thereby find a way to achieve or to adjust such, as necessary.
After all, it’s problematic to maintain our focus, upon anything, if we don’t actually know what we are supposed to focus upon, and why we have selected that particular achievement to be our goal. That is why, it’s a foundational truth that we need to have some sort of game plan to work upon, or else we will find ourselves losing not only our direction, but also we will not have the stamina or wherewithal to keep doing what we need to do in order to achieve positive progress. Those then, that lack reasonable objectives to go after, are in constant danger, then, of simply spinning their wheels, and hence not going anywhere of real interest, anytime soon.
So too, the sooner that we are cognizant that we are truly sovereign in our own person, the sooner that we have the opportunity to become something of merit in our life. That is to say, the choice to make our life actually to mean something of substance, is always at our volition; whether or not we recognize such, early in our life or late. The advantage of knowing what we want to be earlier in our life, is the inherent flexibility we will thus have to make those unanticipated adjustments that will keep us on track to accomplish something meaningful as we continue upon our life path. Those though that find their way, much later in life, are inevitably going to find that some doors are now closed; but there are always other doors, so available to them, of which, those that are dedicated to what they are focused upon, are often able to make good progress at a rapid pace, in order then to achieve what they have put their minds upon, late start or not.
In short, those that can’t seem to find meaning in their own life, are, oftentimes, pretty much in a mindset of simply going through the motions – whereas, those that have found their meaning in life, and have a purpose that drives them to keep on keeping on, will continue to exert themselves despite disappointments, because they are driven to get to their planned destination, because arriving at that chosen destination really does matter to them.