IN SEARCH OF MEANING

these things, they discover that the inward search continues, unchanged. This pattern has repeated itself across the whole of human history. For this reason, it becomes essential to pause and reassess one’s direction with sincerity and maturity. Every life has two parts. The first may appear light-hearted, even comic, especially in youth when distractions abound. But if a person does not set himself upon the right path—the path that leads to God—the second part may become a tragedy. This is because God is not something handed to a person from outside. God is a matter of self-discovery. Discovery of God through one’s own reflection, sincerity, and longing can provide real conviction. If one wishes to make life meaningful, this question must be given priority. Only personal study, contemplation, and honest searching can lead one to God. And the sign of having found Him is unmistakable: a deep inner peace, like the child who has been reunited with his mother. Jesus Christ said, “Seek and you will find.” (Matthew 7: 7) This is not merely a religious instruction; it expresses a universal law of nature. But the successful completion of the search depends on one essential condition: sincerity. The one who seeks with genuine sincerity will certainly reach his goal.  To the unwise retreat is defeat; to the wise, it is strategy.