I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt the other day that had, "Got Purpose?" printed across the chest. In my mind I thought, "Well, yes actually." Peace Corps may not be all its cracked up to be (or, the other way around: my expectations of Peace Corps may have been very naive), but I do feel like I am helping some people in some small way. That is my purpose. Always, in the back of my mind, I've felt my 'purpose' was to help people in some way I could never quite define. When I finish my service, I'll probably feel that way again unless I find a job that enables me to help others in some way I can feel content with. Never have I felt so sure that I have purpose until recently.
Its funny that I've been thinking of what having a purpose means and that I saw the t-shirt because I just called my PC neighbor and friend to ask how she is (see my last few entries) and she started talking about having a purpose. She feels like she is not fulfilling her purpose in her village (or the purpose she was hoping for) and that people don't understand what her purpose is supposed to be.
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