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Originally Posted by elphenor
not even talking about myself here
but are people obligated to stay alive for other people?
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An interesting question. My grandfather was born pre-Great Depression and basically was disowned by his family as a child. He grew up on the streets, eventually found work and started working on Coca-Cola trucks and got involved in their warehousing. He then ended up as a driver for various generals in the Pacific corridor during WW2, sometimes having to go to pretty ****ed up places.
Then one day randomly, despite having been agnostic his whole life, he wakes up and believes that God spoke to him and says "you got to start a church and help people." And that's what he ended up doing for the next fifty plus years, becoming a big pastor in Houston and then later Bay City, TX.
My point is that your life is whatever you decide you want it to be. If you don't feel like God or the universe is calling you to do something special, maybe you should try a bunch of other things, meet more people from backgrounds you aren't familiar with, network with potential mentors and thought leaders...and see if you have a knack or a passion for something bigger than yourself.