Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
I remember reading this in college and coming away with the feeling that what he was proposing was impossible.<p>I didn&#x27;t know what my Abilities were and how they relate to the others around me such that I can use them effectively.<p>Not only that I didn&#x27;t even know what I desire aside from food and sex.<p>Luckily I was on a career trajectory and had quite a bit of experience ahead of me so I took solace in the idea that world travel, responsibilities etc... would flesh a lot of those abilities and desires things out for me.<p>It&#x27;s been 13 years since, and I still have no idea where my Abilities lie or what I Desire aside from food and sex.<p>I like his suggestion to read Sartre, though I suggest Camus instead.