And somewhere in your mind you know that this is true. A memory of home keeps haunting you, as if there were a place that called you to return, although you do not recognize the voice, nor what it is the voice reminds you of. Yet still you feel an alien here, from somewhere all unknown. Nothing so definite that you could say with certainty you are an exile here.
Many people bear witness to the fact of pursuing a search for meaning in their lives.
In fact, in one way or another, we all seek to find out who or what we truly are, whence we truly come, and from where this uneasiness of alienation springs. And thus he wanders aimlessly about, in search of something that he cannot find, believing that he is what he is not. And so we spend a significant portion of our lives either in searching to pinpoint the exact nature of this discomfort, or in giving up the search rather early, trying to mold ourselves to fit into this alien world and adapt ourselves to its multitudinous pathways. A Course in Miracles helps us to understand that in truth there is no real search here, only a sorting out and adoption of goals and roles that are directed towards making our individual existence in the world more successful, more pleasurable, and less painful. Moreover, the world looks with favor on individuals who adapt to their culture, class, community, and country.