![]() ![]() In his book 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson tries to answer this modern lack of meaning. Unfortunately, we are also throwing away a lot of wisdom that was hidden within our myths that successfully guided generations of our ancestors about how to live. ![]() To put it simply, religion and belief in God is less common now than 50 years ago (among young people in rich countries). So our rationalistic thinking can quickly undermine many past cultural beliefs, myths and traditions. …But today many people view life through a lens that is materialistic and scientific. I mean, if you believed that doing something would please the literal Creator of the universe, then wouldn’t you want to do that more?! Tradition provided the second answer-we absorbed the values, morals and beliefs of our elders, which shaped our desires.However, today more and more of us don’t live in fear of deprivation. ![]() Biology provided the first answer-to survive we needed to secure our food and shelter… and we needed to raise kids that would take care of us when we’re older.(Especially if you’re a younger person in a developed country.) In the past, people had two major ways to answer the question: What the heck should we do with our lives? Many of us find the question of life purpose becoming more difficult to answer. ![]()
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