Aimless Modern Man

Modern people spend most of their time aimlessly, as if they have infinite time in this world. Nature gave them the same twenty-four hours each day that it gave to Einstein, Ambedkar, Edison, and Marie Curie. But then the question arises: why do modern people feel so aimless and empty within? Why do they not use their time for a meaningful purpose? Why, despite having every comfort and luxury, do they still feel irritated and frustrated?

Before finding the answers to these questions, we must first look at how great people spent their time. Ambedkar would devote fifteen hours a day to studying because he wanted to bring dalit people out of a hell-like life. Edison spent most of his time in the laboratory because he wanted to create something useful for the world. Einstein immersed himself in scientific discoveries. Dickens devoted his time to writing literature. If we observe carefully, we will realize that all of them dedicated their precious time to a great goal, to a higher purpose. In simple words, they found their “why.”

And that is exactly what modern man has still not found. His mind is like a ship without a captain, drifting here and there without direction. One moment he wants to become a writer, the next a dancer, then a scientist. His confusion is not really about choosing a goal; it is about the purpose behind the goal.

He does not possess a purpose that rises from the deepest layers of his soul, a purpose powerful enough to burn his laziness to ashes, give him the strength to endure every struggle, unlock his infinite intelligence, and destroy forever his desire to remain inside the comfort zone.

Now the next question arises: how does a person discover his purpose? For that, he must dig into his inner world the same way a man searching for gold digs deep into the earth. He must repeatedly ask himself: What is it in this world that I truly want to change? What is that one work to which I can devote hours willingly, without getting bored? Is there any suffering that I myself have endured and now wish that no other human being should have to endure?

Without passing through these questions, no one can discover their purpose. And until a person finds that purpose, nothing can fill the emptiness within him—not even if the entire world and all its luxuries are placed at his feet.