Not everything is an exercise of futility. We have control over many things in life, such as decisions and choices we make, how we choose to interact with different people we meet, and how we choose to react to life circumstances we face. Then there are things beyond our control such as natural disasters, the economy, and how other people react and relate to us.

I believe that our soul's life purpose is simply to be happy, and that life is meant to be lived to the fullest extent, to the extent where we DO have control.

If you find that you are unhappy in a particular life circumstance, make a change. We can choose to be unhappy and miserable and allow that life circumstance to swallow us whole into an abyss of depression, or we can choose to step out of the circumstance that makes us unhappy, whether that be a relationship, a job, or where we live. It's a choice we can make, and those choices ARE within our control, which means life itself is not futile.

Yesterday, I was in the pits of a depression because of my abusive husband and pending divorce. Today, I woke up and feel very different. I am ending this abusive marriage, I am leaving it, and I am choosing a new path, a different path, that will lead to far greater happiness.

Now I could have stayed in this marriage out of fear and by thinking I will never be happy again because I will be single at the age of 50. I could have chosen to stay, thinking what's the point of an upheaval at my age? I will die at some point and sooner than later given my age.

But no, my thoughts are instead that I can create a brand new life, full of new friends, activities that I enjoy and hobbies and interests. I am excited for my new life to begin. It's a choice I am making. I was miserable in my marriage, and now I am choosing to be happy and single again.

So, no not everything is futile. We always have a choice to make our life as we want it to be. We are the creators of our own destiny.