Comment: There are moments when a person clearly knows what they want. Let us say they desire a red car or a three-story brick house, and they strive toward it.

Then there are times when a person feels something inside, but does not understand exactly what it is. There is some kind of abstract form.

My Response: It does not matter. They still want. They still reach for something, and that is what helps them grow.

How do we pursue something as children? Do we really know what we are striving for? We are pushed forward, back and forth, opening things, throwing them, tearing them apart, building, placing, and so on. Just watch what young children do. That is how they develop. Follow their example.

Question: But what is the right way to follow a child’s example? You can seemingly do everything, yet still go about it the wrong way.

Answer: But you are not a small child. You must analyze yourself and your goal with precision. The higher and more eternal and perfect your goal is, the more it is detached from mere animalistic existence, and the more human you become. You need to set a goal and genuinely desire it. How else? If I wake up in the morning and want nothing, then what kind of person am I? That is why I have a schedule for the day, and I must complete everything: answer questions on my blog, prepare materials, appear in a program, give a lesson, and so on. This is my duty, and I cannot escape it.

But beyond that there is another internal program I must fulfill: work on some qualities, some values, conduct clarifications, and bring myself to a certain internal state. This is a necessity! Without this, the day is wasted.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. What Should I Strive For?” 8/30/10

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