In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and for "finding himself." If he persists in shifting his respponsibility to somebody else, he fails to find out the meaning of his own existence.
Today it so very easy to let the popular culture, especially the media, music, and popular fashion, define who we are. Isn't this abdicating our responsibility to find ourselves?
How do we know why we're here and what we were put here for if we don't take a serious look into it. For what if we live our whole life without finding this out - would our life be wasted?
Thomas Merton said:
We do not exist for ourselves.
If you're not familiar with Thomas Merton, I recommend reading his biography on Wikepedia. Also pick up any of his books, especially, "The Ascent to Truth" or "The Seven Story Mountain."
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