I'm still wondering what to write. Usually, I do have decent topics to write about. But today might be just one of those days maybe. I'm going to think and come back. Maybe I need a break from social media completely. Maybe I need to think about what can be written. But I am working on something to create an API and sometimes the lesser we write the better. I have learnt that especially with documentation, we should just write as much as needed. Not more, not less. But just the right amount, quite like salt in a recipe. Haha. Anyways, so what do I need to talk about today? There are so many topics ranging from hardwork, trust, leisure, everything that's covered. The things that are enjoyable these days are character blogs. I have not written character blogs from a lot of Russian writers. I have a friend who is Dostoyevsky fan, so I will go ahead and write a blog on Dostoyevsky. Let's see where this goes.
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for. Interesting. I believe what Dostoevsky is trying to tell is that the mystery of human existence is all about finding something to live for. For an example a purpose. I personally find purpose in writing itself. I find my brain becomes very present while I am writing and more importantly, I am able to contribute something through my writing. Something that's more practical. Now, if we go into the practicality of life, what exactly does the purpose mean and how does we live it.
Now I am sure there are a lot of ways to choose your purpose. They all matter. Now the question is what some practical ways are to have a purpose:
1. Reflect on What Energizes You:
Think about what makes you feel alive. What is it that you can talk for hours and won't get tired of. What type of work does not really feel like work. What is it that is a skill of yours and you can utilize towards the world.
2. Write Your Eulogy or Legacy Statement:
Think about why you want to be remembered if at all you want to be remembered? What is it that you want people to say about you when you die and then write your legacy statement. For me, it can be that I want to be remembered as someone who never gave up and kept on trying.
3. Examine Your Pain and Turning Points:
What has broken your heart or challenged you deeply?
What have you overcome that you wish to help others with?
Often your wound becomes your calling.
4. List Your Core Values:
What principles guide your life (e.g., honesty, service, growth, creativity)?
What are 3 things you would never compromise on?
5. Identify What You Hate to See in the World
What injustice or problem deeply frustrates you?
What makes you say, "Someone should fix this"?
6. Explore Your Strengths and Gifts
What do people naturally come to you for?
What skills feel easy to you but hard for others?
7. Use the Ikigai method:
Ikigai is basically an intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for. So think about what you love. You can list out what you love by saying you love music, you love cricket, you love coding, you love talking about various topics, and then look at what you're good at, you can be good at cricket, you can be good at music, you can be good at talking about different topics, i.e to say you can be a podcaster, now think of the professions that can be served through this. If you are good at cricket, become a cricketer and entertain the world, if you're good at music, become a musician, you can become a podcaster and share information to the world and get paid for it. So that is to live your Ikigai.
8. Try New Things Regularly:
Purpose is often discovered, not decided.
Take up side projects, courses, travel, volunteer.
Experimentation builds clarity.
9. Write a Personal Mission Statement:
“I exist to inspire people to grow through storytelling, compassion, and creativity.” Keep it short and powerful.
Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things, once you have perceived it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day, and you will come at last to love the world with an all-embracing love. This is so interesting. Let's try and expand this thought.
Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. At first glance, this sounds simple, perhaps even idealistic. But in truth, it's a profound invitation to see the interconnectedness of all life. When you love something, you care for it. You notice its existence. You respect its right to be. To love the animals is not just to admire them, but to acknowledge their consciousness, their emotions, their part in the ecosystem. To love the plants is to appreciate their silent labour, how they give us oxygen, food, shelter, beauty.
"If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things."
Love opens your perception. It's not just an emotion, it’s a lens through which the world transforms. When you start to love everything, you no longer see the world as separate from yourself. You begin to sense that there is something sacred in the ordinary. A falling leaf, the gentle purr of a cat, the slow crawl of a snail, the scent of a flower, each holds a mystery, a divine presence that cannot be explained in words but can be felt deeply in moments of stillness and awe.
"Once you have perceived it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day..."
This mystery, once glimpsed, becomes a quiet guide. Day by day, as your heart expands, so does your understanding, not necessarily intellectual, but intuitive. You begin to realize that everything is connected in a grand, harmonious design. You see that even pain and struggle have purpose. You start to trust the rhythm of life, and your comprehension becomes more about wisdom than knowledge.
"...and you will come at last to love the world with an all-embracing love."
This is the highest form of love, unconditional, inclusive, whole. It's a love that doesn't depend on what the world gives you, but flows from what you have become. You love not because the world is perfect, but because you’ve seen its beauty, its depth, its soul. You embrace its flaws, its sorrows, its joys, all as part of one magnificent, divine unfolding.
Final Thought:
In a world constantly urging us to chase, to prove, and to conquer, it is an act of quiet rebellion to pause, to love, and to truly see. Dostoevsky's wisdom reminds us that our existence isn't merely a survival game, it’s a journey to find meaning, to contribute, and most of all, to love. Whether it's through finding your purpose or learning to love the world around you, life becomes richer when you're present enough to feel its sacred rhythm. And perhaps, the real purpose is simply to live with such attentiveness and kindness that the mystery no longer needs solving, it just needs living.
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