Let's ask this question to ourselves, whether we should lead our lives with any meaning or purpose or both or which one should be primarily... Have you ever given a thought about this ?? No!! start thinking about it . It will help you to feel calm, serene, satisfied, content wherever you are.Whatever position/ situation you are holding in your life, feel the responsibility of the same & you will find satisfaction, happiness in your life.
Many of us have no meanings , no purpose just leading lives not enjoying just spending TIME in life, killing the time with meaningless approaches.
As we all observe in our surroundings, there are different sets of people having variable mindsets, personality, behaviours leading life. Some have goal of achieving the enormous amount of materialistic things in life, some have goal of reaching to highest position in their professions, some have goal to be on top of the world & so on...So after achievement in their professions, everyone whosoever obtain it, should feel happier ever throughout their lives...Does this happens? No..why? After getting to top, fulfilling material desire why a person can't sustain happiness in their lives.Because that achievement gives him pride to feel that he is better than others which leads to haughtiness, arrogance, egoism & so on..He starts comparing himself to others & think, he is superior to others. As thoughts leads to action, he starts looking down on others who are average, non achiever. This makes a person more egoistic, smarter & so on...
In my experience, Life should be meaningful primarily. In whatever profession, situation you are leading in life,if you fulfil it with grace honest sincere approach, you feel satisfied in your inner core which gives you sustained satisfaction. You started thinking that your life is worth for others, society, surroundings whether you get appreciation/ reward for that or NOT.Because you feel transparency of your doings which gives to subtle satisfaction & happiness. Your life become meaningful to YOU & examples for others eventually.
And subsequently you start looking at purpose of life which is to lead the life meaningfully to give your best endeavours in whichever field you are in..giving your 100% of honesty, sincerity, consistent approach to FEEL the MEANING of this PURPOSEFUL life for decades to come.
REMEMBER, there are no shortcuts in finding the purpose of LIFE. You need to find meaningness of YOU first.