The question often is asked not to hear the answer. The purposes of the questions are very different. And often, not a single person is able to give a reliable answer to the question. And it is not because he is stupid.
The answers can come in the most unexpected ways, in the form of: prompts, signs, words, images, situations, emotions, feelings, posts, films, new perception of the world, inner intuition, "inner enlightenment" and others. The most necessary answers come in silence. When you immerse yourself into your great mind. This is promoted by the sincerity of the seeker and meditation.