We've grown up hearing that being lost is when you don't have a destiny, a goal, a direction, or don't care about life at all.
But here's the thing: That’s called wandering. And a wanderer never feels lost.
Now, let's examine “destiny” for a second.
We, human beings, are terribly uncomfortable with open ends.
That’s why we get mad when someone leaves our message on seen or get pulled up without a clear reason.
But more often than we realize, we close the loop ourselves—by assuming an outcome, a meaning.
Here, “destiny” acts in a similar way. It essentially closes the loop of our efforts by giving our brain a complete cause-and-effect pair.
And that relationship is what gives us the drive to achieve our goals, and quite literally our will to live.
But here’s where it gets complicated:
You never know what’s truly at the top of the stairs.
The best we can do is to constantly refine our assumptions over and over.
All prominent figures we know today didn’t make their initial moves knowing what’s there at the top of the stairs—instead, they focused on the next step right in front of them.
They were productively ignorant.
They trusted their hazy vision and had the guts to keep going through the fog.
A few words worth remembering:
Key Takeaways:
You feel lost because you're attached to a projected destiny, not because you lack direction.
Focus your energy on what's directly in front of you.
Allow your long-term vision to be fuzzy.
Stop projecting your entire future based on current struggles.
And remember, destiny is defined in hindsight.
Now, are you a seeker who needs to be slightly ignorant or a wanderer who needs a destiny?