Others meditate to contact nature, to find the essence of life, to keep their senses sharp, or to heal. With so many reasons to meditate, a variety of techniques and traditions have emerged. No one way is correct. You need to use whatever works for you. Meditation is there to help you fulfill you everyday needs, clear your mind of clutter, and get some perspective on your life, as you would if you were to go on a vacation.
Some people even consider it a mini-vacation and look forward to the escape daily.
Having more energy is also a key benefit. The biggest arguments against meditation are not having time to learn how to do it or not having the time to keep doing it. That is simply untrue because meditation is easily learned and practice only can take one to three minutes per day. If you insist your life is too busy to take this time, that is all the more reason that you need meditation in your life. Another misconception about meditation is that you have to sit in a cross-legged position for a long period of time.