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what is the purpose of my life

2007-12-14 23:17:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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My friend, it is your sole obligation to find your purpose in this world.

Life is a long, intricate journey. In every twist and turn, we uncover a more exquisite path, leading us into a more consequential destination.

Whatever it is that you are going through, I hope you find peace within yourself.


P.S. Stop sleeping with the enemy. LOL.

2007-12-16 04:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by Asian Cutie 4 · 1 0

Non-attachment is the most important phase of the Spiritual Quest. (you will note, I said Spiritual, not religious)

Most people are so involved with their physical life and relationships that they don't give a thought to anything else.

You, on the other hand, have a great opportunity right now. You can use this non-love of people to your advantage by locating the divine spark within yourself. IT IS THERE, regardless of how you feel right now.

And I have to add, that you have a legitimate reason to feel the way you do. Below is a good non-religious resource to understand the situation... and pay close attention to a major theme in here of the Prodigal Son. He had to come to HATE the world before he had his transformation. And also in the story of Buddha, he had to come to the point of HATING the physical world before he went through a transformation.

Seeing the meaninglessness in the Material world is an important step in the Spiritual Quest and finding true fulfillment. I wish you well in your quest.

I would recommend the first free book on this list and the 3 links to Yoga in the research section. That may be the key to turning things around.

Use your experience as an opportunity for a huge transformation... and I am speaking from experience, since I went through the very thing you are talking about.

2007-12-15 07:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

This is a good thing. A long time ago I thought that love was something that you reserved for some special set of people that you had judged worthy of it.

After a while I got to thinking about what Jesus had said about turning the other cheek and loving our neighbor I put the two together and realized that he had made no exceptions in these statements. It became obvious to me that he intended that we exclude no one from the love that we are supposed to be giving. I started thinking about my idea of love and suddenly realized that I had not been loving anyone at all. I had simply been judging everyone and every thing.

Judging someone worthy of love is not love, it is only judgment. I actually started to cry when I realized this. I saw just how much of my life I had wasted being judgmental, thinking of myself as a Christian, when I was actually doing just the opposite of what Jesus had asked us to do.

I thought about the verse judge not lest ye be judged, and I understood it for the first time.

I realized that I have a lot of catching up to do. So many opportunities were wasted. I now try to apply the love that I have for the world in a universal way like Jesus asks us to do.

If I start to feel afraid and think that I see someone that I should not love because of something I have thought or heard I try to catch my mistake as soon as possible. I tell myself that I have forgot the truth and have fallen for the same old trick that had cost me so many opportunities to be loving in the past. The horror of this realization is often all that is necessary to bring me back to my senses and make me drop the judgmental nonsense I was thinking.

I still have a lot to learn about love, but at least I’m making progress.

Love and blessings

Your brother
don

2007-12-15 08:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Just because you do not love anyone doesn't mean you do not have a purpose in life. Life isn't always about love. I think you need to find out what makes you happy, what you like to do, look into your heart and awaken your senses and love yourself first, after that you may be surprised how many you can love.

2007-12-15 23:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by Magical 4 · 0 0

Maybe u don't love anyone bcoz u r not beloved by any , or bcoz u r selfish , but I think u r not,

Even , bcoz u ask that question , that make u care abt living , try to find new friends , or try to make something new in ur life ,

For me , I think I'm the opposite, I love many people in this world , but I dont love myself so much,

If u need any help or advice , pls email me , hope we can be friends in the future , take care, Wish u the best.

2007-12-15 07:45:53 · answer #5 · answered by Reiko 2 · 0 0

The purpose of your life is what you want it to be. If you want to love some one then keep on looking (where there is life there is hope).

Love is not lust, love is commitment, caring and sharing the good as well as the bad.

Sometimes you have to be loving in order to receive the same.

2007-12-15 07:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by madisonian51 4 · 0 0

I wouldn't admit to it, either, since I've never seen one definition that a large group of people can agree on.
(and some truly terrible things are done "in the name of love")

But between duty, concern , sympathy... and various other motivations I find a degree of direction that isn't simply selfish.

My purpose in life? Perhaps to pass on some memes, perhaps to serve as an awful warning to others.

It seems likely on an evolutionary level that whatever I leave behind will be improving the life chances of my niece and nephew, as I have no children of my own and seem unlikely to have, if I can't say "I love you " to anyone.
(I won't lie, you see...)

2007-12-15 08:44:42 · answer #7 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0 0

I also suffer with the same malady, even as I know that one must love oneself in order to be able to love the world around..... somehow everything looks pointless. What may be important in such a situation is to accept such a state of detachment rather than worry or get frustrated over it....... and learn to live peacefully with one's own thoughts and ideas instead of looking for external stimuli or support for happiness.

2007-12-15 07:32:59 · answer #8 · answered by small 7 · 2 0

You sound like the members of my family. We care for others, but find others could care less for us. We have not common ground with the rest of the world. They live the fast paced life, we love the old, traditional easy going life of Sunday's on the front porch. Most people are materialistic, we are satisfied with what we have. I find the people who fuss the most are the extended family. They don't like our house, our family, our beliefs, ect...Anyway, I like you.

2007-12-15 07:27:53 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs.Blessed 7 · 1 0

There is an old saying, 'life is what YOU make it', and it's so true. You can't sit around waiting for good things to come to you, you have to go out & meet the world head on & find them yourself.

2007-12-15 15:59:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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