The older you get, the more obvious it becomes that you always knew what you wanted from life, it might have been freedom from "the system," it might have been an athletic and charismatic version of yourself, it might have been unlimited time to read novels or write your own, it might have been building a family with someone you love in every aspect, it might have been moving to a certain country and living an unpredictable adventure;
But somehow, people get more confused as they gain more experience, society forced them to play games of money and status and they got a taste for it, they started to compromise their core values, they settled for a life that was neither great nor terrible, in relationships that were neither thrilling nor horrible, and it takes them so much time before they finally wake up and ask themselves "what am I doing with my life? was it really who I wanted to be?"
And the three most common reasons why they struggle to find more clarity are likely that: (1) they are too busy to do any actual deep thinking (2) they never spend enough time alone to think truly independently (3) they lack the courage to take ownership about what they dislike about their lives, let alone starting over with a new journey that finally aligns with their core values.
Clarity is actually the default state, but we live in a society where almost everyone is subconsciously lying to themselves at some degree in many various aspects, to hide insecurities that would have been mocked, to cover what they are proud of but frown upon by society, and as we pick up that same habit as we grow up and "learn," we also lose sight of who we truly wanted to be and of what we truly wanted.
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