felt something he hadn’t felt in a long time: a sense of purpose. The video was by a Christian creator, and it attacked the emptiness of the modern world. The video instead encouraged John to work for something bigger than himself. John was skeptical, he had heard many bad things about Christians, but he decided he would give the video’s advice a shot. John watched more videos, which offered both defense of the Christian lifestyle and advice on how to live such a lifestyle. He also began trying to pray every night. It was painful at first, as he had to give up a lot of his vices, but he kept persisting. Slowly but surely, John began to feel different. His feeling of emptiness and perpetual dread grew weaker, and going about his day became easier. Unlike before, John felt like he was actually working with a purpose, like he was a part of something greater than himself. Changing his habits proved to be beneficial as well. He grew stronger, his seemingly perpetual brain-fog cleared up, he no longer felt terrible all the time, and he was happier. John still faced many problems every day, but he was able to weather them now, as if that newfound sense of purpose had made the problems easier to bear.
This story was submitted as part of the King’s Study Phase of the Gen Z Role Models Project. Added April 2026.
“felt something he hadn’t felt in a long time: a sense of purpose” (S158) © 2026 by The Gen Z Role Models Project is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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