What is The Something You Are Looking For?

We are all looking for something. Everyone is seeking meaning in and for their life, whether consciously or subconsciously.

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” William Shakespeare — Hamlet

We learn early on in life that we need to ask questions in order to get answers. As children, our needs are much more basic, closer aligned to the rest of the animal kingdom. We need love, food, shelter, and so on. In general, it takes very little for a child to be content. In a loving environment they are encouraged to play and explore and experience.

Children are not concerned with what other people think of them. They are only looking for things that make them feel good, things that are fun, things that keep them active and entertained.

Childhood philosophy is pretty simple. Eat. Sleep. Play. Live.

As we get older, though, we start to develop a more complicated philosophy. The unconditional love that (hopefully) we have received from family is not the only love we experience. Love gets complicated, nuanced, and comes in many sizes, shapes, forms…and conditions.

As we grow older we start needing more and more validation from outside resources. You have to have that certain something that is…