Finding Purpose in Life

 Finding Purpose in Life: Embracing Solitude, Self-Knowledge:

Being alone is frequently misinterpreted in a society that values ongoing interaction and company. However, one of life's most precious and transforming gifts can be isolation. Saying, "I am alone, as I have a time for me that people long for," acknowledges a deep truth: taking time for oneself is a treasure rather than a misfortune. You have the chance to establish a profound connection with your own spirit in this uncommon and frequently disregarded area of solitude.

We often hear people complain about how they never get time for themselves—between responsibilities, relationships, social obligations, and careers, moments of true stillness are scarce. But if you find yourself alone, not constantly pulled by others’ needs, you’re holding something powerful in your hands: uninterrupted time to discover who you truly are, beyond labels, roles, and expectations.

Being single is also viewed with pity or concern, but the narrative alters when viewed through the lens of self-development and empowerment. "I am single as I have all the time to me." That is a bold assertion of ownership. It implies you control your own days. You are not sacrificing your time, energy, or aspirations for the benefit of someone else's route. That is not to say you are cut off to love; rather, your current journey is focused on becoming entire within yourself. Being single allows you to pursue your hobbies, lay a solid foundation, heal old hurts, and align with your life's higher purpose. Rather than a break between relationships, it can be a highly meaningful chapter of life in its own right.

When you ponder, "My relationships fail because I know myself better than anyone else," you demonstrate a level of self-awareness that many people strive for throughout their lives. This isn't about being tough to love or overly independent; it's about acknowledging that many relationships are based on illusions, compromises, or unmet needs. However, once you understand your own habits, triggers, values, and worth, you will no longer accept half-hearted love. You're no longer willing to turn down the lights or play tiny to keep someone close. Knowing oneself thoroughly may cause some ties to break away, but it also creates the conditions for the proper connections to form—those based on truth, resonance, and mutual progress.

So, what is the goal of life if not to know yourself, reach your full potential, and make meaning from your experiences?

Purpose is not always loud. It does not always come with a job or a relationship. Sometimes it's quiet. It's in the way you wake up with clarity every morning, in how you sit with your feelings rather than avoiding them, in how you offer yourself compassion, communicate your truth, and create a light for others simply by being yourself.

Being alone does not mean being lost. Being single does not imply that you are deficient. Knowing yourself does not have to be tough; it simply requires being awake. Purpose is not something to pursue. It is something you discover when you finally have the time, confidence, and solitude to hear your own voice.
Sometimes that journey begins while you are alone.

Love Is Situational – In Today’s Time

 Love Is Situational – In Today’s Time

Is it really, that love has become situational? A question that pierces the soul. A feeling once believed to be unconditional, timeless, and free from logic now seems tangled in circumstances, conditions, and convenience. The question is not just "how did we get here"—but "how did we let this happen?"

In the past, love was treasured. It was enduring, selfless, and patient. People trusted in healing rather than ending, stayed through storms, and held hands during fights. Love comes and goes more quickly these days. It waits for favourable circumstances, advantageous times, and individual gains. Love falters if one's career is uncertain, one's job is lost, or one's mental health is troubled. It pulls away. It reviews the terms and conditions on its own.

How come? We have replaced connection with compatibility checklists. We seek validation instead of understanding. We fall for appearances but flee from emotional depth. Technology, dating apps, and social media have turned love into a swipe, a like, a temporary thrill. The depth has been sacrificed at the altar of convenience.

How did this happen? Because somewhere along the way, we become terrified of depth. Vulnerability became a threat rather than a virtue. We were so focused on self-love that we forgot that true love frequently entails giving, sacrificing, and adapting. The'me-first' generation has glorified barriers to the point where bridges are no longer being formed. Relationships now have expiry dates, which are determined by fear and conditions rather than fate.

We say “I love you,” but do we mean it beyond good times? When struggles arrive—be it financial, emotional, or physical—love becomes silent. Commitments once spoken with grandeur are now ghosted with indifference. People no longer leave when love dies; they leave when comfort dies.

How have we stooped so low? Love is now a deal, not a devotion. “What do I get out of this?” has replaced “What can I give to this?” Relationships are ending not due to lack of love, but due to lack of willingness to fight for it. We've become emotionally lazy, expecting love to be easy, effortless, and perfect.

But all hope is not lost.

True love still exists—rare, quiet, and often away from the spotlight. It shows up in silent sacrifices, in late-night check-ins, in forgiving after a fight, and in choosing each other again and again despite the chaos. The world may be shifting, but we can still choose differently. We can choose to love not because it is easy, but because it is worth it.

So let’s not normalize situational love. Let us rise again to the kind of love that holds space, that bends but doesn’t break, that stays—not for the situation, but for the soul.

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