Puppet
Finding purpose is not easy when it seems as though your daily routine is determined by someone else.
For me, my demanding college student-athlete schedule is not exactly conducive to sound dignity. Despite the impressive discipline it takes to balance such a schedule, I tend to lose sight of achievement amidst the demands of coaches and professors. The constant pressure to perform at the highest level both academically and athletically leaves me wondering if there’s any room in my routine for my own aspirations. My personal goals are shrouded in the fog of others’ commands, leaving a puppet whose strings are guided by the will of its superiors.
Yet the key to finding purpose may not lie in removing the influence of superiors. It instead lies in one’s ability to impose their own aspirations on tasks that are governed by superiors. My background as a student-athlete may not completely align with the person I wish to be at this moment, but it most certainly gives me the discipline that I need to become that person.
While it may be hard to control the amount of your schedule that is determined by others, simply shifting your perspective could mean the difference between living beneath a confusing fog and emerging from it with purpose.
