but it’s nonetheless true that life comes to a point only in those moments when the self dissolves into some task. The purpose in life is not to find yourself. It’s to lose yourself.

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Great article by David Brooks. Interestingly this is also the Hindu philosophy of Karma. Most people in the west confuse Karma as being some form of you-get-what-you-deserve cycle. But in Hinduism Karma is a simple concept of "doing" or "acting" your tasks and duties without questioning their or your purpose.