something of meaning

at what point in your life do you begin to think larger than yourself? see the world as more than just what you want or feel you need to be happy? what triggers you to try to do something of meaning, that is larger than self?

from the moment you step onto the campus of your preschool, you presume that what you do completes a project, finishes and objective set by someone else, has everything to do with why YOU are here on here, but little to do with how you will impact the WORLD.

At what point do you think to yourself, how will my actions be a part of the bigger picture? How will my actions impact the actions of others?

for a while your goals revolve around statics points in time where goals are tangible. at some point i assume others are like me and feel the need to do things on not only their behalf, but on behalf of the greater good. i know that sounds somewhat utopian, but in the grand scheme of things your little mom and pop may contribute to global economics the way a private school impacts the education of individuals destined to hit the business world once they've graduated from college. so in other words, cause and effect lay the ground work for what lays ahead.

maybe it's about a lasting legacy. maybe it's self-less compassion. maybe it's about family and the feeling of communal relationships. i'm not sure.

i'm not sure what the lesson is or at what point in your life you learn it or what you have to experience before your believe it for yourself, but for some, a greater good, outside themselves is as important to them as sustaining the things that are important to only them.

having had these thoughts, what am I doing with my life?