From the time I was a child to now, I have been troubled by a question.

What is the purpose of human life?

Perhaps you might find this question a bit pessimistic, or perhaps you might think, 'Well, if you're alive, you're alive!' There's no need to worry about it.

But if you don't know the meaning of your life, why live? If you wander around without belonging, life is just a manipulation of physiology and instinct, don't you feel lost?

Perhaps you'll spend your whole life in a haze, or perhaps you'll just live a busy life, and when you die, you'll only leave dust behind. This world won't leave behind precious and special memories, don't you regret it?

Interestingly, the same thing happened in Belgium: about what people regret the most, the survey was quite revealing.

The 'Old People' magazine in Belgium launched a survey across the country for people over 60, titled 'What Do You Regret Most?' The results were:

72% of people regretted not working hard enough in their youth, resulting in no achievements in their careers (i.e., 'young and not diligent, old and regretting'),

67% of people regretted choosing the wrong profession.

63% of people regretted not educating their children enough.

58% of people regretted not paying attention to physical exercise.

56% of people regretted not being faithful in 'handholding'.

47% of people regretted not having enough filial piety.

41% of people regretted choosing the wrong 'handholding'.

36% of people regretted not traveling enough.

32% of people regretted living a monotonous life, lacking stimulation.

And 11% regretted not earning more money.

Perhaps this data survey is only the thoughts of some people, not a standard answer, but for those older than us who have walked a different road and eaten more salt, this data still has reference and representative significance. From a data perspective, people regret things, basically just a few things: work, career, family, children, parents, partners, hobbies.This also corresponds to the five levels of human needs described by psychologist Maslow's psychology:

One, physiological needs(breathing, water, food, sleep, physiological balance, secretion, sexual desire)

Two, safety needs

(personal safety, health protection, resource ownership, property ownership, moral protection, job position protection, family safety)Three, emotional and belonging needs (

friendship, love, intimacy)Four, respect needs (

self-respect, confidence, achievement, respect for others, respect for others)Five, self-actualization needs (

morality, creativity, self-awareness, problem-solving ability, fairness, acceptance of reality ability)

From these five levels of needs, you can easily find that it is a transition and progress from one level to another, just like many gamers, one level after another, fighting monsters, it's a process and a result.Whether you achieve it or not at the end, this process is a continuous process of progress and breakthrough, breaking the old status quo. When we talk about this, we can see a core point, which is:continuous progress

! Even if you don't achieve your goals, even if you put in all your effort, you may still be on the way to Rome, even if you love someone, you may not be able to end up together, even if you get married, you may not necessarily live to be old together. Many things may not be achieved despite your efforts. Although the results may not be as perfect as in a television drama, but in this process, we have all made our best efforts to progress and improve, haven't we? This process of effort may be the meaning of human progress, pain, fatigue, sadness, heartache, but not regretted.

In short, being content with the status quo is the worst thing! Some people said, 'Just let it happen,'! But many people seem to misunderstand the meaning of 'let it happen naturally.' 'Let it happen naturally' does not mean inaction, it is to give it your all and then not demand it. This is the true meaning of 'let it happen naturally.' This is also the real reason for progress. If you don't strive for improvement, don't study, don't work hard, you won't even be able to understand what the simplest phrase means. How terrible! Maybe because of your inaction, a sentence will ruin your life.

Some people think that relying on luck, being born into a good family, can sit and eat the profits, as many people have seen,

Some people rely on education and get a so-called iron rice bowl, thinking that they can stabilize their lives and receive a stable salary, but if you don't think about it, you will be replaced by more outstanding people, or even eliminated,

Some people earn their first million through hard work and start a business and realize their self-value, but if they don't progress and innovate, and don't pay attention to improving product quality, reputation, and sales, the company will be squeezed out by competitors, and will be bankrupt.

And in this era, not only will they be competed against by competitors, but they will also be eaten by cross-industry companies, such as the rise of large retail companies like Carrefour, did not expect to be acquired by Alibaba in the internet industry.

Some people think that relying on beauty can get a high-value, wealthy boyfriend, and live as a princess and mistress, but they don't realize that beauty will depreciate with time, and people will age, you can only make value for yourself, and only when you master how to manage a family and a couple's relationship, can marriage be stable, if not, the risk of being abandoned is always there, as the saying goes, the stability of marriage depends on the value of both parties, divorce is not a matter of courage, but rather a matter of how much temptation the other party has.

These things are not to scare you, but to tell you about the risks and truths of life. Of course, there is beauty in the world, but there is also darkness, just like a coin, there are two sides, only in this way can we maintain balance.

So, what is the purpose of human life?

For students, perhaps it's to get into a good university

For workers, the best thing is to get a promotion and a salary increase

For entrepreneurs, it's to increase the company's profit and grow bigger and stronger

For singles, it's to find a suitable partner

Of course, some people scoff at this, feeling that these are just empty words, that the real dream is to achieve something great and unattainableSome say, 'I want to be a star,' others want to be an actor, and some say, 'I want to be like Li Jiaqi, earning a million dollars a month as a live streaming influencer,' and some say, 'I want to be a scientist,'No matter what your dream is, no matter how big or how difficult it is to achieve, it is your motivation and the meaning of your life. Dare to do it, dare to try, even if you don't achieve it in the end, after all, there is a saying: dreams are necessary, just in case it happens?But these are not just empty words. If you want to achieve your dreams, understand the meaning of your life, you must make yourself worthy of it!

This is also what Warren Buffett's partner, Charlie Munger, often says: no matter what you want, no matter what you get, you must make yourself worthy of it. The way you do things should be around your goals, your progress and achievements should meet the conditions!

And the more you strive for, the more you achieve, the better you will be.

For example, a model requires a height of 175cm and a weight of 85-95kg. If you are naturally like this, but your weight exceeds this limit, you must lose weight to meet this requirement, then you can try this profession, interest needs.

For a copywriter, you need logical thinking ability, precise and accurate language expression ability, and sensitivity to hot spots, then you can learn through writing to meet these requirements, so you can try this job.

An entrepreneur needs operating and management capabilities, expression capabilities, organizational capabilities, economic capabilities, if you don't meet any of them, you must strive to improve yourself to meet these conditions, then you can do this position.

This is the meaning of being worthy of it.

All transactions in society are equivalent exchange of conditions, to get something, you must make yourself meet the conditions and 'chips' for getting that thing, then you can get it.

Speaking of the main points, whether you are a student, a worker, an entrepreneur, or a businessman, the core remains the same: the purpose of life is to 'continuously progress' and become better, then you can find the value and meaning of life, and your life will become more colorful, happier, more stable and relaxed because of your continuous progress and improvement.