John Strelecky

In a small cafe at a location so remote it stands in the middle of the middle of nowhere, John-a man in a hurry-is at a crossroads. Intent only on refueling before moving along on his road trip, he finds sustenance of an entirely different kind. In addition to the specials of the day, the cafe menu lists three questions all diners are encouraged to consider: Why are you here? Do you fear death? Are you fulfilled?With this food for thought and the guidance of three people he meets at the cafe, John embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Along the way he discovers a new way to look at life, himself, and just how much you can learn from a green sea turtle.

A Story about the Meaning of Life

The Cafe on the Edge of the World

Francesca 

As we try to find what will fulfill our Purpose For Existing, our limits today aren’t really about accessibility. They are about the limitations we impose on ourselves. 

Why is it we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing those things now?

Until you go beyond merely knowing why you are here, and actually start working towards it, I don’t think you can be fulfilled.

Damian Makki

As we try to find what will fulfill our PFE, our limits today aren't really about accessibility. They're about the limitations we impose on ourselves.

You can quickly find yourself living a life that's just a compilation of what everyone else is doing, or what people want you to be doing.

The challenge is to realize that something is fulfilling because we determine it's fulfilling. Not because someone tells us it is.

You could find yourself having lived your life in a. way that always fulfilled your PFE. You could spend your entire life doing what you wanted to do, because you figured out why you are here. But...you might reach the age of sixty-five and not have sufficient retirement savings. What to do then? I guess you'd just have to keep on doing what you want to do. That could indeed by tragic.

The thing is life is an amazing story. It's just that sometimes we forget we're the author, and we can write it however we want.

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