The meaning of it all

Life is full of ups and downs, setback and leaps forward. When there's a high everything seems worth it, and when there's a low, it seems like there has to be a better way. Why do we do it? What's the motivation for it all? Friends, relationships and connections with the people around us? What if those things are lacking, as it seems to be a lot of the time. Career and knowledge for the betterment of the world? I've always been so focused on my career and being good at what I do. And I'm not sure why it's so important to me. I love what I do, but at the end of the day, it's mainly for academic pursuits and no other reason. Ah, such thoughts and complexities. Life wouldn't be an adventure if we didn't try to live it to the fullest - now if only we could figure out what that 'fullest' was.