Yes.
Or more precisely, some sense that the meaning of life or the meaning in life matters.
I have conversations with young adults that sometimes surprise the parents of these young adults.
"Why does this matter?" That's usually the question related to inconsequential school work. The question sometimes leads to why does anything matter?
I engage in these conversations because it makes a difference. The phrase "existential angst" is not limited to French novelists. Teens - perhaps especially teens - wonder why they are doing things they don't enjoy. That saps motivation.
Your faith is your business. Whether you believe in God or intelligence in the universe or the spiritual world is similarly your business as well. I never preach and keep my own beliefs closely guarded when I speak with young people.
But, I do try to draw out the beliefs in my clients. I've learned that when they care about something beyond or even if they simply think that life in the here and now matters, regardless of the hereafter, they shift their entire motivational framework.
Or more precisely, some sense that the meaning of life or the meaning in life matters.
I have conversations with young adults that sometimes surprise the parents of these young adults.
"Why does this matter?" That's usually the question related to inconsequential school work. The question sometimes leads to why does anything matter?
I engage in these conversations because it makes a difference. The phrase "existential angst" is not limited to French novelists. Teens - perhaps especially teens - wonder why they are doing things they don't enjoy. That saps motivation.
Your faith is your business. Whether you believe in God or intelligence in the universe or the spiritual world is similarly your business as well. I never preach and keep my own beliefs closely guarded when I speak with young people.
But, I do try to draw out the beliefs in my clients. I've learned that when they care about something beyond or even if they simply think that life in the here and now matters, regardless of the hereafter, they shift their entire motivational framework.
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