Into the New Day's Mist

So what's it gonna be? Nothing's been quite the same since I entered this stage of my life. All the parameters used to measure me are now obsolete. I am now on a completely different quest with barely any knowledge of what's in store for me and what's going to happen next. When this major shift happened, it was indeed disorienting for me. At a certain point, I realized that the only objective that I had was to sustain my own needs and survive. Shallow, isn't it? Well, I thought so too. However, looking at it from a realistic standpoint, I guess it was the most appropriate goal to aim for at that time. To be clear, in no way should it imply that I've become nihilistic; it's definitely the opposite. I have never lost the desire to live. In fact, I want to live even better. To do that, I first need to simplify by determining what is most essential, and when I do, I shall solely focus on that. This could be viewed as a minimalist approach and I do believe that it's a good idea to begin with. In a seemingly endless world of possibilities, I am but an entity with very limited capacity; therefore, I should also limit the scope of matters where I would exert effort on. It's also a world full of distractions; therefore I should focus only on what's relevant - choose the activities I engage in, and select which personal relationships to maintain.

So how then should I live? I summarize it into two things. Survival - by taking the best decisions to support my total well-being. Growth - by choosing the most important pursuits that would benefit my personal development.