Step by step : Walking through life

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 “Every morning is destiny's way of telling you that your purpose in life is yet to be fulfilled."


Now, as motivating as it is, do you think life has a grand purpose? Is life some kind of game to be won? 


It must be very tempting to have your whole life figured out. To have and wake up to the grand purpose, and it is great if you have that. 


But it's always okay not to have it all figured out. Just knowing the next step is more than enough. 


The real number line emphasizes this beautifully. 


We do not know where the line ends or what the biggest number is. But we can move forward without any hurdles just by knowing the next number. We can proceed just with the successor. 


In the words of Rhonda Byrne,

"When you drive your car at night, the headlights only illuminate a few hundred feet ahead of you, but you don't need to see the whole journey at once. As you keep moving forward, more of the way will be revealed."



Life isn't something that should intimidate you. Leave out the roads not taken and focus on the road ahead of you. Matt Haig in “The Comfort Book” says that ‘’Continually looking for the meaning of life is like looking for the meaning of toast. It is sometimes better just to eat the toast. "


Perhaps life is just like taking a stroll in the park or romanticizing the mundane. Just breathe and figure out the next immediate step.

Surya Prabha 🌟


Prompts: 

Life has no meaning, we just happened to be born by @ghostofspartaa_ on Instagram

Don't rush to figure out life by @kifi_sha_ron on Instagram 

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