I’m fully aware that I might come across as a condescending little prick here, but let me tell you

a secret,
from one fellow Quoran to another:

Things do not work the way you think they do. Trying to find your purpose in life will just make you
unhappy and disappointed.

Take, for example, the usual “purpose in life” self-help rubbish internet articles (from where most of the
answers in this thread are copy-pasted). Take your pick:

“Your purpose in life is to be useful”

“Be like a brick!” (whatever that means, be like a prick would be actually more useful)

“Respect animals around you!” (who the hell doesn't?)

“Osho says bla, bla, bla…”

Are you happy? Is this what you want? I didn't think so, either.

Instead of wasting your time with pseudo-philosophical BS, you should turn off your computer or
smartphone and take a walk in the park. This won't help you find your purpose in life either, but it's
good for your health.

Do the same tomorrow, the day after, and so on. After a while (we talk about years), you'll find out
several things:

You are quite okay without having ever determined a purpose for your life.

After thirty years or so, you will most probably have a comfortable life, and you'll be able to tell your
grandchildren that doing whatever you do is exactly what you wanted to do with your life: “Being an
engineer/housewife/NASA astronaut/massage therapist/hot stepsister stuck in the washing
machine/etc. has always been my purpose in life! I'm soooo happy!”