Last Updated on November 14, 2019 by FERS Disability Attorney
It is the centrality of being, the core of life and the essence of who we are, what we do and why we endure the hardships of daily living. Without it, the soul drags, the body wanes, the mind begins to wander. With it, there is the deliberative step, the bounce in one’s actions, the energy within and the purposeful glint in one’s eyes.
“Meaning” is what drives; its lack, like a balloon which has been punctured and is allowed to sputter aimlessly through the air. Whether philosophy can solve the conundrum that is questioned; or that faith can endure a lifetime of disappointments; and of what it is “made up of” — whether in answering the most profound of questions, or merely enjoying the company of friends and family — we may never know.
Is there a “formula” to having it? Can there be meaning in one’s life without close family or friends? Is there a singular definition of what “meaning” means, or is it different for each individual? Is it something to “find” or discover, or is it something that we are either born with, or not?
Work is certainly a part of it; for, as so much time is spent in working, one must be able to derive some meaning from a vocation —otherwise, we would end up admitting that a greater portion of our lives is spent in meaningless endeavors.
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers who suffer from a medical condition such that the medical condition prevents the Federal or Postal worker from performing one or more of the essential elements of one’s job, it often means [sic] that there is a loss of “meaning” in the job that one has because of the struggles one must endure in balancing family, personal obligations and work requirements.
Federal Disability Retirement may not be the answer to the loss of meaning; it does, however, allow for the Federal or Postal worker to secure a base annuity in order to make plans for the future. And planning for the future is, at a minimum, a good start in finding that pathway for greater meaning in one’s life.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
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