What do you value in this world?

Do you find yourself lost sometimes?

I do, very often.

I have these thoughts orbiting me that I am not enough, I can be more than this, I can explore the world out there. Thanks to the internet and ChatGPT I don’t have to get out of the room that much.

But what do I really want to do?

Everything.

I found myself learning about everything that evolves around how this world functions. What Rey Dalio said in his book was an eye-opener:

The world is a massive system with different operating machines. One is the economic machine, and we are the small components in it.

All different components can’t work without others as a single, unified system. Inarguably, an old, rusty screw shortens the engine’s lifespan, while the engine doesn’t start without a spark plug.

The orbiting thoughts ask me “Which component do I want to be in this machine?“

Many wants to be a giant pulley.

Many wants to be the spark plug (electric cars users don’t know this.)

Many wants to be a battery.

The list goes on.

This got me lost, many times, questioning whether I am in the right place or doing the right thing. This gave a feeling of stress and anxiety, leading to a fear of doing anything at all since I am afraid that it will fail and I will waste my time.

“Enough of this! Let’s change the question.” Said me as I mold the thought into a different shape, new question:

What do I value in this world

This reframing feels harder and more abstract. But a person’s identity should revolve around what they value instead of what they believe or want.

In this way, what I do to achieve what I value can always be challenged, changed, and adapted without a direct harm to my identity.

I value survivability of human race, Let see where this brings me to.