When I was a child, I was so obsessed with badminton and hoped to be a professional badminton player one day. I then realised it was not realistic, and it’s not a career which can last long. Then, I thought of being a scientist since I like science so much.

So now, I’m on my journey to be a scientist, but after all these years, I’m still not sure whether this is really what I want. Even though I chose something I like since young, it doesn’t mean I’ve found the “something” I really enjoy doing. I believe there are still many people out there who are still searching for the ‘something’, even those who are already a few years into their careers.

Have you found yours, mwt?

As for the “something”, look back toward the impulsive behavior of your childhood, toward those activities that mostly pleased you.

Natural attributes show themselves quite clearly, for example, in early childhood, when you are allowed greater freedom to do what you want to do. Some people as children love to work with words, some with images, and some with objects. Some show great ability in dealing with their contemporaries, while others naturally lean toward solitude and private meditations.

In each life you choose and create your own settings or environments. It is a particular reality in which you have chosen to know your existence, in which you have chosen to develop yourself; and again, it is indeed a system like no other system–a unique and dear and beloved portion of reality in which you have chosen to flourish for a while and experience it.

Now, if you realize that you create your physical reality through your own thoughts and desires, then you have learned the MOST important aspects of reality. This is what you have been setting out to do in your other lives, in your past existences. The realization of these truths nullifies any so-called “debts” from other lives. When you realize this and act upon it, there is NO reason for you to come back here again unless you want to.

mtw, I don’t quite understand your last paragraph. I agree that one might perform his best when he’s doing what he likes the most, but many if not most people are still searching for that ‘something’ they like, including yours truly.

When you find joy and fun in whatever you are doing, you are your natural self and using your natural abilities. When you use your abilities out of responsibility (being paid) you distort them.

You work (help) because you think you should, not because it is a joyful part of your being. And you begin to question, “Who needs my help most?