You're 26. I don't regard myself as old and I'll be 44 this year. If there's a grand, overarching purpose for my life, I certainly haven't found it yet. I'm just happy to be alive and existing in such an interesting place. Perspective is good. Life is for living now, not to be regretted for all of the living you feel you haven't done.
As for the world, it will sort itself out, in the long run, if not the short run. Your worrying about it is not going to change it in any significant way, if you involve yourself in politics. Pushing people around, and this is precisely what "activism" and politics is all about, is no way to address sticky problems which would be intractibly complex even if addressed in cooperative arenas. I see politics as a waste of time. The world would be a better place if people had much less respect for politics.
Make of your own life what you want it to be. There's nothing wrong with such "selfish reasons." You can't help anyone else until you put yourself in a position where you have the resources to do so, for starters, and besides it's your life. Whatever you do for yourself that enriches your existence and does not injure others unjustly is perfectly justified. You're good people, and I'm sure you'll accomplish the things you want for yourself, even if you're discouraged now.
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." -- Leo Tolstoy
Good gravy, child...
As for the world, it will sort itself out, in the long run, if not the short run. Your worrying about it is not going to change it in any significant way, if you involve yourself in politics. Pushing people around, and this is precisely what "activism" and politics is all about, is no way to address sticky problems which would be intractibly complex even if addressed in cooperative arenas. I see politics as a waste of time. The world would be a better place if people had much less respect for politics.
Make of your own life what you want it to be. There's nothing wrong with such "selfish reasons." You can't help anyone else until you put yourself in a position where you have the resources to do so, for starters, and besides it's your life. Whatever you do for yourself that enriches your existence and does not injure others unjustly is perfectly justified. You're good people, and I'm sure you'll accomplish the things you want for yourself, even if you're discouraged now.
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
-- Leo Tolstoy