How can I find my true purpose?

Question

Will I ever find my purpose on Earth or will it find me?

Answer 1

Life has only the meaning you give it yourself. You can choose your own goals and values, your own ends and means. Basically, there are three sorts of alternative, and each has both positive and negative 'roads' to take.

One, you can live life selfishly. This, from a moral point of view, is negative - looking out at all times for 'number one'. But it need not be negative - not if you have a special ability or high degree of ability (say, in art) and you concentrate on developing that ability in a way that is 'selfish' in the short term but is likely to make a contribution to human good in the long term.

Two, you can invest yourself in others. This can range from simply concentrating on being a good parent, to being a dedicated contributor to some community or some organization, whether it be a religion, a political party, a commercial company, etc. But the negative side of this is that you might, in the latter part of your life, find that the group you have dedicated yourself to has not appreciated your contribution, or has changed negatively from what it was despite your efforts, and you might, when it is too late, regret not indulging yourself a little more than you did.

Thirdly, you can turn away from both self and others and, negatively, abandon any attempt to be a moral person, letting yourself be ruled by your emotions or appetites, to the cost of both yourself and those around you. Or, positively, become one of those intensely 'practical' people who 'get things done' in the purely physical sense (but are good for little else).

Of course, it is possible to combine elements of each of the three basic alternatives - though it probably isn't advisible, for sanity's sake, to combine both negative and positive roads.

Life is about choices. Your life is about your choices.

Answer 2

Your purpose will find you as you lead a decent, helpful, kindness filled life, trying to make the world better one day, one person, one animal at a time.

Don't try to identify some great good you can do or some spectacular goal in life. It's the little things that count -- being understanding when your friends have problems, trying to see your parents' version of events, being supportive of your siblings. You'll become known as the "nice one" that everyone wants to be around. You'll be open and available when that purpose shows up, not closed off and angry.

It's not easy being a good friend or family member all the time, but eventually it will become a habit which others will appreciate and when YOU need support to fulfill your purpose, others will be more than happy to help, as you've helped them.

Answer 3

This is a very philosophical question! A good one though, so I'll try to answer it succinctly.

I believe that by searching out for your purpose on this earth, your purpose will meet you, as opposed to you finding it, or it finding you.

I suggest immersing yourself in the gathering of information of many different areas. As you study, certain things will strike a chord within you. You will find a few things like this in your travels I'm sure.

Once this is narrowed down to say 3-5 areas, then you need to go deeper into each, and see which one you find the most rewarding overall.

You need to ask yourself, "Can I see myself doing this for the rest of my life, and truly be happy?" If the answer is yes, then you have found your purpose.

Good luck with your search for growth and happiness,

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Answer 4

Every man ask this question, most likely ages 18 and above. Every person that God made have their own purpose in life, its up to you to find and learn it depending on the account of your experiences in life. For God made us unique that he gave us adventures in life, it could be good or bad but important for us to learn our own humanity as persons created by Him.

Answer 5

Your question is in the right path. You have to do that. That is the reason this question initiated from you. Finding your own self is the aim of your life. A world that is wider than the whole universe exists within us. We need to explore it. There are valuable more than the whole world.

Answer 6

There is no true purpose in life. That's just subjective wishful thinking.

Answer 7

Try reading "A purpose-driven life," by Pastor Rick Warren. it helped me a lot, and I know it could help you, too.

Answer 8

Isn't the purpose to be happy?

Answer 9

You will eventually find it. Just never give up on trying to find it.

Answer 10

Look for Synchronicity ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity ) in your life. Those events will show you your true purpose.