I'm absolutely exhausted but just had to write this out. I recently watched this
video and have been playing around with the word "why".
Such a powerful word contained in 3 letters.
My friend called me up today to ask for some help about his life. He basically wanted to find more fulfillment (I had just lent him
The Last Lecture so I knew that this talk was going to be coming soon). So we talked and debated about how you can find happiness. Does it come from helping yourself? Does it come from helping others? What can steps can you take in life that would make you happy now, in 5 years, in 50 years, the minute before you die?
So my friend started listing out the things that would make him happy and then, I started asking him why.
Why would being rich make you happy?
Because then I could give money to my family.
Why?
Because I want my family to never have to worry about money.
Why would that make your family happy?
Because then they could do things that would make them happy.
Why would they do that?
Because then they could help people.
Why?
Because helping people is good.
Why?
Because it makes the world a better place.
Why?
Because people won't be unhappy.
Why wait to be rich if all you want to do is make people unhappy?
Why?So, here's my proposition.
In everything that you do today, keeping asking 'why' over and over. Eventually, you'll get to the root and the answer may surprise you.