I know I'm late here, but here I go. Honestly wish I knew. Everyone is posting such good, meaningful responses. Then there's me.

My friends and acquaintances from school are all posting on Facebook how well their children are doing, and here I am at 28, thinking maybe I'll be too old by the time (if, that is) I have children to be a fun, enjoyable father. Some are sharing their career achievements, or how their expensive vacation went. Good for them - I'm happy for them, but I'm typically alone on a nightly basis. It would be interesting to know what it's like to have some things figured out.

My sister is married and my nephew is five, and I find myself reminiscing about how nice my childhood was. My childhood was pure happiness - I was lucky. In high school, things were a little worse, but still better than I thought. During my late teens, I met a girl. Through five years, we had a lot of fun. We talked about the future, and having a family someday. Thought I had a purpose, until she took a trip overseas to get pregnant with a secret lover.

After that, in my depression, I watched Fullmetal Alchemist, and decided I would try to help people out of their depression with animation and a good narrative like FMA did for me. I'm out of college now, and looking for my place in the industry. So there's that. My nephew is a rocking little guy too. I try to be a good uncle, but that's it so far. I'd like to find a companion to spend whatever's left of my life with, but I'm not holding my breath. Dunno if you can call that a purpose or not, but I'll add it to the list.

Stuck somewhere between yesterday and tomorrow, all I can tell you for sure is that I really don't know the answer to your question. I'm kind of still searching for my main gig, I guess. I'm not as low as I've ever been, but sometimes I do struggle to find reasons to be... but here I am.