What is the purpose of life?

Question

What makes all the difference?
To you or in general.

Answer 1

Personally i believe in Reincarnation.
So the purpose of life is to live & Learn.

Enjoy and appericate what is around you and what connections you make. with animals or people.
Use your gifts and talents.

I dont feel you have to leave a legasy or have statues or pictures all around to carry on my name or who i was when i die..
Some people feel the need for immortality, and some see it though reproducing and carrying on a blood line.

I Look at it like, as long as i can make someone smile or give someone a heart felt lift when i can.
That is a good enough meaning for me to have been here.

Blessings ALD

Answer 2

To feed the cat. To play with the cat. To clean the cat's potty box. All life revolves around the cat. From, the cat in the house.

Sorry about that. He gets on the computer when he's bored. I think we can mix a bit of humor in once in a while even with a serious question! Seeking God, caring for others, enjoying the time we have here yet realizing there is an eternity before us. Mostly I think we are here to help others along the way who are desperate, or hurting, or just need someone to be there for them. Sometimes the best sermon is done by what you do, not by what you say, so my purpose is to do that which my Lord and Christ has asked me to do...love God, love others.

The cat is calling, I must go to him.

Answer 3

I couldn't tell you what the purpose is though I do have a "hunch" based on spiritual beliefs.
However as far as what makes the difference in life - I'd have to have to say people! Whether it be a negative or positive impact, people make a huge difference in how you perceive the world, how you view yourself, what you learn, how you behave, and your level of happiness and whilst all these factors are dynamic and constantly change or morph, it's other people who often influence this change.

Answer 4

The purpose of life is to learn to live happily.

Answer 5

To borrow a quote - I'm sure my purpose in life is to stand as a warning to others!

Answer 6

As a Christian, I believe in emulating the way of Christ!

Find or discover your purpose and then fulfill it!

Answer 7

no purpose,
no need to have a purpose

Answer 8

For me, risking.
I always believe that life without risk means nothing, all you need is to be brave and strong.

Answer 9

Life is a brilliant demonstration of Allah’s(God's) wisdom and knowledge, a vivid reflection of His art and power. He is the Giver and Creator of life. Nothing comes to existence by chance, and nobody creates himself or anybody else. Life is a dear and cherishable asset, and no sensible or normal person would like to lose it by choice. Even those who feel so desperate and take their lives by committing slow suicide, try in the last minute to regain their existence and wish to capture a second chance to live. Life is given to man by Allah(God), and He is the only Rightful One to take it back; no one else has the right to destroy a life. This is why Islam forbids all kinds of suicide and self-destruction, and recommends patience and good Faith when a dear soul passes away. When a murderer is executed in punishment, his life is taken away by the right of Allah(God) and in accordance with His Law.

When Allah(God) gives life to man, it is not in vain that He endows him with unique qualities and great abilities. Nor is it in vain that He charges him with certain obligations. Allah(God) means to help man to fulfill the purpose of life and realize the goal of existence. He means to help him to learn the creative art of living and enjoy the good taste of life according to the Divine guidance. Life is a trust from Allah(God), and man is a trustee who should handle his trust with honesty and skill, with mindfulness of Allah(God) and with consciousness of responsibility to Him.

Life may be likened to a journey starting from a certain point and ending at a certain destination. It is a transitory stage, an introduction to the Eternal life in the Hereafter. In this journey man is a traveler and should be concerned only with what is of use to him in the Future Life. In other words, he should do all the good he can and make himself fully prepared to move any minute to Eternity. He should consider his life on this earth as a chance provided for him to make the best of it while he can, because when his time to leave comes he can never delay it for one second. If his term expires, it will be too late to do anything about it or extend it.

The best use of life, therefore, is to live it according to the teachings of Allah(God) and to make it a safe passage to the Future Life of Eternity. Because life is so important as a means to an ultimate end, Islam has laid down a complete system of regulations and principles to show man how to live it, what to take and what to leave, what to do and what to shun, and so on. All men come from Allah(God), and there is no doubt that they shall return to Him. In one of His comprehensive statements Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, wisely advised man to consider himself a stranger in this life or a traveler passing by the world.” (Quoted, with slight modifications, from Dr. Hammudah `Abdul-`Atti’s Islam in Focus.)

The well-known Muslim scholar, Abul `Ala Maududi, adds:

“The chief characteristic of Islam is that it makes no distinction between the spiritual and the secular in life. Its aim is to shape both individual lives as well as society as a whole in ways that will ensure that the Kingdom of Allah(God) may really be established on earth and that peace, contentment and well-being may fill the world. The Islamic way of life is thus based on a unique concept of man’s place in the universe.

In Islam, man’s entire individual and social life is an exercise in developing and strengthening his relationship with Allah(God). Man, the starting point of our religion, consists in the acceptance of this relationship by man’s intellect and will; Islam means submission to the will of Allah(God) in all aspects of life. The Islamic code of conduct is known as the Shari`ah. Its sources are the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace and blessings be on him.

The final Book of Allah(God) and His final Messenger stand today as the repositories of this truth. Everyone who agrees that the concept of Reality stated by the Prophet, and the Glorious Book is true, should step forward and surrender himself to the will of Allah(God). It is this submission which is called Islam, the result of Man in actual life. And those who of their own freewill accept Allah(God) as their Sovereign, surrender to His Divine will and undertake to regulate their lives in accordance with His commandments, are called Muslims.

The main objectives of the Shari`ah(Islamic Law) are to ensure that human life is based on good and to cleanse it of evils.”