To Be Determined

Have you ever stood on the edge of a cliff, silently staring at the vast landscape stretched out before you, looking out upon the horizon and the slowly fading sun, seeing the array of colors splashed across the sky, perhaps a river winding through the valley below, while birds fly overhead, the sound of leaves rustling on the trees as the wind blows through them, that same wind caressing your cheek like a lovers touch and wondered, where do I truly fit into all of this? Maybe you haven't stood in a place like that, but each of us has felt that way, questioning our purpose in life, struggling to figure out where we belong, or why we were given the life we were. Crying out to the vast unknown, only to hear our own voice reverberate back to us, all the while the answer remains elusive and clarity is never forthcoming. It seems so pointless doesn't it, to ask a question and never receive an answer? To be left wondering, waiting, and hoping that eventually we will discover our purpose in life, never realizing that the answer lies within the question.