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What Gives My Life Meaning

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"The question is not 'how do we become best in the world?' but "how do we become the best for the world?'" - Uffe Albaek, The Kaos Pilots. I've been through quite a bit these past couple of years, and its led me to realize everyone is dealing with their own struggle. Given everything I've been through, one thing I've felt is, what is the point in life or living if, we as humans are not there for one another? If we don't have someone to support us at our lowest, what would make anyone worth being with at the peek of their life? Hard times are hardly worth struggling through if you don't have someone to share your love with at your best, and someone too fallback on at your worst. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the society we live in. I can't change everyone, but I can start with myself. Since things have been a bit bumpy for me, I feel that if I can reach out to others to help make their lives better my life would have more significant. Many people don't realize what being a true friend is worth, so they go off back-stabbing, smack talking and knocking each other down, especially in high school when your at your curliest years, and for what? Just to get what they want, or to make them feel better about themselves. Being a witness of bullying, occasionally a victim and head of the loaners club, for a year I realized it's important to be a friend to somebody, especially someone who has no one. When I feel as if there is no point to working through a struggle I realize that if I can give help back, my life still does have meaning. How do I make sure I'm being the best I can be for the world? Simple, the only person I plan on being better then, is the person I was yesterday. Personally, I wouldn't truly be happy to share my glory with people who are only there for the ride and not the storm, I wouldn't feel as if these people are my true friends so there would always be a piece missing in my happiness if I was sharing my glory with peop

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