I think most people have felt lost at least a few times in their lives.
For myself that feeling of being lost tends to come around quite often. Maybe even weekly. It used to really get me down.
This may sound strange but I felt bad for feeling lost not so much as being lost. Perhaps because I thought I had to know with certainty what I ‘should’ be doing or what my ‘purpose’ was and it was this thinking lead to being stuck… Not being lost. (Nothing will bring about the feeling of being lost and stuck like seeking a certain purpose. Purpose doesn’t exist as something to find.) Today when I feel lost I don’t feel down or beat myself up about it. I know at such times it only indicates that my eyes are closed.
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” – Henry David Thoreau
That may sound trite but I suspect its a truth. Being lost a tipping point between despair and adventure. The Question being asked by life; will you be the hero of your story?
Man’s true nature being lost, everything becomes his nature; as, his true good being lost, everything becomes his good. Blaise Pascal
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