explain in your own words why this statement is or could be true, depending on what your views are and elabaorate if you can what the purpose of life is from your perspective. you may talk about a previous experience that you've had that relates to the question.
as ever the most original, imaginative and thought-provoking answer gets the points
2006-09-18 05:53:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
that could very well be your own learned purpose, stated as best as you could. You did ask for most original (our own religion and life experience)
I personally don't believe in an unproveable afterlife
the purpose I have learned here is to work together, to survive and try and enjoy life, learn each other's differences and similarities and try to make it a better place to live
I do like the idea of enlightenment during your life, which brings hope and understanding which gives you peace, and you can share these concepts with others too
generally we are born and from there we continue to learn until we stop breathing
all else is religion and beliefs
I wish to make a life goal to help other get along and tanscend our differences, encourage tollerance, kindness, love and true peace..peace of mind, body, soul, spirit, and neighbor
life is what we make it, some of us are born with challenges or in hard situations, but we take it as we get it, and go from there
what the purpose is can depend on what you are told is your reason, or you can do your own research, questions and make your own mind and choose own path.
if life was a river we must cross, how we do it is personal and unique...we can do so by cooperation, by wit, by craftiness and by self
however we make it, we must not tell others that is the purpose or vehicle on which they are to cross, but burn it and do not let it become a dogma or chains to others
peace
2006-09-18 06:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only problem I see with that statement is that it rather narrows things down at the end,"... die and got to heaven".Let's say for example,we all have souls.And that the pupose of life is for that ever lasting soul to learn from the mistakes it makes.Given the staggering amount of knowledge that a person can aquire, and the even larger amount of knowledge left to aquire, and the sheer enormity of mistakes that can be made in 1 life time, it just isn't logical to consider this life a 1 shot deal.I believe that a soul has to experience many different life times to to learn all it needs to, in order to 'deserve' it's final place in the after life.
2006-09-18 06:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't true because there is no heaven to go to - it is a fantasy, a myth created to help us deny our mortality.
Life does not have a purpose, it is just a condition of existence. We can infuse whatever purpose we wish into our own individual lives - being excellent to one another and partying on (dudes) is a good one! But when it's over we die and rot in the ground. Sorry!
2006-09-18 06:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we are here to enjoy life AND to follow the Lord at the same time. in doing our best, the reward is heaven.
the key is:
to live life partnered with the Lord. which will cause you to live a happier and fuller life, will cause you to make less mistakes. ask for forgiveness daily. then die one day. i would think then that you have a pretty good chance of going to heaven.
2006-09-18 07:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by JanRose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To live you must accept the knowledge of death as being inevitable, for this is the reason we live our lives. If you had an eternity think how much you'd continue to put off. The inevitable is also that we must know loss to appreciate what we have, we must know sorry to appreciate joy and we must know hurt to know and appreciate the joy of love. We are born, we live and we die. If we are lucky we have family and friends that love us and appreciate us and whom we love admire and trust. If we are lucky we know the love of another, that transends all and fills you up to the point of combustion. I accept death but for me that is the end, the finale I don't believe in heaven or another plain.
2006-09-18 08:00:57 · answer #5 · answered by Emma O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The purpose has already been accomplish when you chose to be alive. You consciousness is just a bonus to see what this so-called life is all about.
Isn't it quite remarkable? Existing like this?
2006-09-18 05:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by Tones 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if the end result of your question is true. No one does. If you are Buddhist, then you jest keep going until you get it right. But I do believe that we are put her for each other. To help those who need it and receive help when we are in need.
2006-09-18 06:02:00 · answer #7 · answered by Crazymom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life has 1 purpose reproduction, any superstitions you may have are irrelevent to this FACT any lifeform not interested in reproduction will just be removed from the species and good riddence to there genes
2006-09-19 02:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you think when you live your life to the full (clubs,drinking,laughing, don't care about people you don't know, having sex, forgeting GOD, praying one time in the week ...)
you will get to heaven!!!???
I mean why?, what you did to the world or to GOD to go to heaven??
Are you serious!!!
2006-09-18 06:00:15 · answer #9 · answered by Salah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. All except the heaven bit.
2006-09-18 06:08:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋