The title of this post is said to be coined by the famous chinese wiseman Confucius and regardless of how long ago the sentiment was put fourth in my humble opinion it couldn't represent the truth any closer if it was it's sleezy defense lawyer.

Make Ends Meet or Make Dreams Come True?

It's hard to believe now by looking at my current situation that less than half a decade ago I was a miserable, unmotivated lethargic waste of skin whose largest aspiration was to get high and sit around all day playing video games while living the "easy life" while practically pissing my life away. Looking back on it now I certainly squandered enough time and potential.

When I was a younger lad I truly believed that everyone had a life purpose along the lines of:

• Go to School
• Graduate
• Attend College or University to Specialize
• Get a Degree
• Find a Job
• Locate a Spouse & Marry Them
• Buy a House / Mortgage
• Raise Children
• Save up and Retire

What they never taught us in school was to think outside of societal "norms" or that we were just as capable as anyone to hone in our own skills and specializations. Fortunately for me I realized early in my teenage years that the whole government and monetary system currently in place in North America is a pile of horse shit for lack of better term with it's sole purpose meant to enslave people via fear of starvation or homelessness.

"The American Dream" or whatever you'd like to refer to it as exists as an ideal not for your own benefit, but for those who claim to own the land you live upon. Those who demand you pay them taxes or risk jail. The ones who write the laws and deploy well equipped gangs called "police" to protect their assets, ideals and ultimately control over you.

Human beings are remarkable at exploiting things around them for their own benefit.. I can't help but see that the way we live in Canada and the States is nothing more than a tax farm set up to domesticate us while tricking us into thinking it's the only way.

I've always had a fair sized nihilist streak in me which to some makes me come off as a bit of a dark nutcase. The "truth" that resonates inside my head is that life is absolutely meaningless minus the obvious biological reason which is to mate and replace yourself. Aside from the reasons people give themselves to justify what they figure the meaning of life is at the end of the day it's all just kind of pointless..

We are born, we experience and learn, then die and become memories if we are lucky..

Ultimately You Give Your Existence Meaning

While it took me drudging along the bottom for a while in my transition from taxed tradesmen to somewhat successful self employed freelancer the outcome and future prospects are nearly exactly what one could expect. No one gets further in life by continiosly repeating the same steps that have kept them in their current position..

What is the meaning of your life and what steps do you have to take to get to where you wish you were? It all starts with an idea or goal really. I want every single person on our STEEM network to realize that they are entitled to all the success and prosperity they can manifest in their lives through hard work and determination.

Give your life meaning beyond just breeding and paying taxes.
Find a way to live well doing what you love and be happy.
 
My life's meaning is to make dreams into reality through code..
What's yours?

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