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At one point in everyone's life, they will come to some realization, develop a higher understanding of them, or have an epiphany of some type. This one incident can change a person’s entire outlook on life including their beliefs and practices. There will be many notable events in one’s life, but there will be only few incidents in which one will come to a profound
comprehension of his/her life or life in general. These few incidents are what create adversity in oneself. Life entails no inherent meaning, but only that of which I could myself assign to my actions and despite this I must somehow find happiness in my life.
One will always perceive life and its events differently. Because of this, two entirely similar events may influence two individuals in the exact opposite directions. During my senior year in high school, I was writing a paper for English Class late one night. In my frustration, I asked myself, how important is this paper? Because being cursed with my typical teenager apathy I did not really want to complete the assignment. This was the first time I had ever asked myself this question. In all the assignments prior to this point I had never questioned their importance. In fact, I surprised myself with the answer. At that moment, I realized that the essay was completely unimportant and would not affect me in the long run. Upon this, I began to examine all the events of earlier in the day. I could not find any real meaning in any of these events. Suddenly and horrifically I came to the assumption that not only my life, but life in general was seemingly meaningless in the scheme of the universe.
With this conclusion I came to wonder, is life worth living? Up until this point I had found meaning in my life. In order to live productively, I understood that I must assign meaning to my life. In accepting this meaning, I am able to survive. If one could not find any meaning in his life, it would be a depressing...