The search for meaning and significance should
not be confused with personal ambitions for worldly success. Meaning
fulfillment can be achieved only through knowing
who we are and becoming what we are meant to be.
A clear sense of identity cannot be found from
external circumstances; it can only be built on the foundation of
core values and beliefs, which define our selfhood. Similarly, a
clear sense of purpose cannot be found from trappings of success;
it can only be based on a deep conviction of our calling and mission
in life.
According to Alfred Adler, selfish ambitions
for fame, power and wealth are misguided, because in the end, they
only lead to disillusion rather than fulfillment. The trappings
of success never fill the inner void for meaning and significance.
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