Politics are applied ethics, and ethics are the rules of society that dictate socially acceptable behaviors (and, therefore, people's reaction to unacceptable behaviors); it is no surprise, then, that people argue so vehemently over said rules.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/why-people-argue-so-vehemently-over-politics
You decide what meaning the events in your life have to you.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/you-can-find-meaning-in-whatever-happens-to-you
Asking where you see yourself in five years is a good exercise to determine both where you're going and what you want to be doing today to reach your desired future state.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years