Purpose; that incandescent presence without which most of life seems inconsequential, that incessant need to feel important, that flighty imagined archetype from which all worth is measured. Not meaning to sound too morbid, but I just do not grasp the 'purpose' paradigm. Sure, we all love the euphoric kick of the endorphin induced deed-well-done, but today's society has blown this concept exponentially to include the most mundane of tasks in order to make everyone feel special. Mothers do it all the time with neutered nurturing propensities like congratulating their children on a mediocre job done to protect their fragile self-esteem thereby not letting them experience failure. All children participating in sporting activities get a trophy just for being part of the game (a game in which no score is kept) but is this 'everybody wins' attitude really what will produce successful leaders in the next generation of Ministers and Cabinet Officials we will have controlling our lives...?
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