Understanding My Emptiness — Part 1: When a Full Life Still Feels Empty

Back on February 14, 2024, I started trying to understand a feeling that kept quietly returning to me: emptiness.

At first, I thought keeping myself busy would solve it.

I watched movies and TV dramas to pass time.

I learned piano to feel I was growing.

I went to the gym to stay healthy.

I drew, painted, and did diamond painting.

I read books to gain knowledge.

I blogged because I genuinely enjoyed reflecting and writing.

From the outside, my life looked reasonably full.

But underneath all those activities was a question I did not know how to answer:

What am I really looking for through all this?