True Greatness

For the past couple weeks I have been trying to figure out how to begin blogging again. I have tried writing about politics, music, and life in general. None of the entries that I have drafted recently are anything close to what I want to say. Usually writing about something that I am passionate about comes easily, but I really have felt a lack of excitement in my life recently. This is not necessarily a bad thing, it's just a thing; excitement isn't the only way to feel fulfilled.

I feel like a lot of people spend their life trying to find fulfillment. I think that this is a noble pursuit but can often be lead a person to do things that don't actually reflect their personal goals. Finding fulfillment has turned from trying to follow passions to trying a little bit of everything. It is really difficult to find fulfillment in many regions of interest, though not impossible. 

I recently watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and thought it was a fantastic movie, but felt really dissatisfied with my own life by the end. In the movie Walter Mitty ends up having a huge amounts of adventures despite starting as a mere photo developer for Life magazine. As I watched it I felt like my life has been inadequately filled and even the exciting parts of my life have been mundane in comparison to others around me. 

I feel like there are many things in life that can make us feel down if we aren't careful. The fact that I still have many years of university left and haven't ever actually had a"real" job yet is really overwhelming to me. Sometimes I feel like there is no way that I will ever have a degree or work for a salary. 

In order to overcome these frustrating feelings I have begun to figure out that what I am doing right now is fulfillment. At this moment in my life I am doing exactly what I have been working my entire life to do. All of us have an opportunity to accept the opportunities that are right in front of us and make the most of them. If we do that then we will be just a little bit more prepared for further advancements. We will be able to jump to the next stepping stone on our way through life. The real secret to life is not finding adventures in many different areas of expertise, but finding thousands of adventures in the few areas in which we are experts. Fulfillment comes in magnifying these areas and learning to expand our expertise.

Walter Mitty is an amazing character and his story/movie can really teach us all about seizing the moment at hand, but we must make sure that we are not spreading ourselves too thin. As long as we don't sell ourselves short, we can achieve greatness in our personal achievements and expertise in our fields. Fulfillment can occur in ever step on our way toward that greatness. We just need to look for it.