5th Edition Linguanaut

Influenced by The Path , by professor Michael

Puett and Christine Gross-Loh

By Sofia Shapovalova L6th

In our advancing and flourishing modern world, new opportunities appear every day. Which one

to follow? What career to choose? Many young people, especially teenagers, try to organize their

life in a way that will lead them to achieve happiness and prosperity in the way that they have de-

termined and in the way that they desire. Or at least they or their parents would like it to be so. I

am sure that many of you feel pressured to determine and plan your life at certain times. But what

many people don’t understand is that there is no such thing as a scheduled life. And if there would

exist a planned life, it would most likely fail. There is no particular path that you have to choose to

achieve a favorable destination. No matter what that destination would be. Life goes on in numer-

ous ways that you can’t control it at times. People often get upset because something does not

work out the way they would want. They feel sorrowful and low-spirited about it. But it is the

beauty of life to adapt to changes and struggles that it brings with itself, to go against what is

thought to be correct. It is also the beauty of life to not shape the path for your life but to make a

few steps towards it every single day of your life.

People change constantly. Our preferences, friends, locations, everything changes. We are told

that we are the directors of our life and we are. But we are not in control of our emotions and in-

stincts, which are also a part of us. The rational mind does not take control of instantaneous feel-

ings or our genuine emotions. The moment we try to define ourselves as someone, we slowly be-

come them, whether we want it or not. We place ourselves in a position that is hard to get out of.

The ‘discovery’ of our true selves can often be misleading in terms of the decisions we make. There

are always two sides. Don’t ever think that only one choice will lead you to a correct route, while

the other will not. Whichever decision you make, it will always come along your way, and you will

continually adapt to the consequences. Don’t feel pressured to figure out your life. There are so

many ways that your life can go, and so many opportunities you could take. There is no single way

in which your life should take place, and there is instead the life that we continuously shape with

our actions, choices, and relationships.

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