“The
problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look
for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are
sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in
life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they
manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For
me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the
world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd
be surprised how far that gets you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson's response on Reddit when asked "What can you tell a young man looking for motivation in life itself?"
