Let's have a talk about "purpose," shall we?

I guess I'll start off by saying all of the usual stuff: I haven't posted in a while, I've been busy, haven't felt like it, forgot I had a blog, etc. etc. Next, I suppose I'll give you a little taste of my life lately: I started high school, which isn't nearly as bad as everyone made it seem. But of course, it is during your teenage years and everything within these few years does tend to just suck a lot of the time. Anyways, I'm going to a middle college (college prep high school) and my grades aren't as great as they should be. If you were to ask me why, I probably wouldn't know what to tell you other than I haven't really been trying due to my lack of motivation caused by depression and other such teenage issues. My grades are definitely one thing that have caused a great deal of stress in my life lately, along with people issues. I think it's safe to say that I'm just not all that fond of society in general, alright? Okay. Now that we got all that good stuff out of the way, I suppose I could get to the point of this post, yes?
Alright, so I started going to youth group recently, and for some reason that has made me become even less religious somehow, but that isn't really my point. A few weeks ago, the youth leader had a talk with us about "purpose." He started off by asking us what our purpose was. He had us sit in silence for a moment as we thought about it, and I found myself feeling kind of lost. I figured most of the kids in there were thinking that their purpose was to serve God or be a good kid, as cheesey as that sounds. Of course I'm not really the religious type, so that most definitely isn't my purpose. Even after he had begun talking again, I was still trying to discover my purpose. Finally, it hit me. My purpose isn't being a "good kid" or getting good grades, pleasing God or anything like that. My purpose is so much more important, in my opinion. 
My purpose is to be the best person I can be. But not in such a general sense, more so in the sense of being a friend to everyone. You know, taking the time out of my day to ask people how their day went and really want to know how they're doing. Taking the time to stop and ask someone what's wrong and listen to their problems. My purpose is to let people know that I love them and I'm there for them, to make someone smile or make their day. For some reason this is not only one thing I feel really passionate about, but something that just makes me happy. So often I give my all to people who give nothing in return, and sure, it's tiring. But it's so incredibly important to just be there for people when they need you. Why? Because you would want someone there for you, wouldn't you?
So, take the time every day to smile at someone. Take the time to stop and ask someone how their day is going. Let people know you love them, because you ever know what could hapen next and you never know what they're going through and how much it could mean to them. Also, think about what YOUR purpose is. Think about that one thing that you are the most passionate about, and revolve your life around it. Press into the things and people you love and let yourself just bask in everything you desire. Always smile, never lose faith, and love deeply. ♥