Why are you doing certain things? To gain something, to prove somebody, to find peace and happiness, to be free from worries and bondage, etc. Your answers may vary, but you have an end goal in mind. If you don't have any end goal, people will say that you are lost. You can also ponder this later, whether you are lost or not. But let's assume you have an end goal, and you also have some means to achieve it. You follow those means to reach that end. It's a simple process, nothing rocket science about it. I hope you are still following me.
Now,
regardless of your age, think about other kinds of goals you've set in life,
and reflect on the whole process, as well as what life was like after achieving
those goals. Did you get what you wanted?
Whatever
your 'Why' was, did you attain it?
Things will
get better, not just on paper, but in reality. (Your thought)
Not the
growth from one room to three rooms, though you can consider that as well to
make yourself feel better.
Not a better
smartphone, not a better car, etc., though you can also consider these to make
yourself feel better.
But what's
your mindset right now? Are you feeling good? Are you feeling happy? Are you
feeling free? Are you feeling without worry? And if you say 'No,' then the
reason for doing things is foolish. Because we haven't achieved what we thought
we would get.
Maybe
reality is just a modification of things, but it's the same dull, foolish, and
restless mind. We were doing something for a reason, but we have made the means
itself the end. What's the point of shouting if we want peace? The shouting is
the cause of not getting the peace. What's the point of solving a problem when
it creates more problems?
So, what's
the solution?
The solution
is to see these things for what they are. Why can't we see the facts as they
are? When we see something very clearly, we act, not with our rational or
irrational mind, but we act as we come in contact. The truth acts.