Why are we living here on Earth?
What is the meaning of life?
Where are we headed?
When will we arrive?
Which is the way?
Who knows the answer?
We contemplate these, and other existential questions, as we consider our purpose in life. The answers allow us to determine where and how we are headed.
It seems to boil down to becoming “successful”, and so comes into play our belief in success, and thus determine our purpose. It is common to think success is related to having a certain amount of money, enabling us to bask in the sun with our beverage of choice on a beach somewhere in paradise. While surely it is nice to think about doing this for a few days, or maybe even several weeks, after a couple of months it would surely be quite boring. What meaning can life possibly have, if we do nothing?
Why would doing nothing eventually be boring?
Every living being is meant to be useful. Everything has its purpose. If the bees and insects are of benefit in the food chain in their own way.
Shouldn’t we also be useful?
Throughout history we can see examples of people who have come together with others to achieve an objective, drive change, or simply to be useful. When it comes to survival, we all must do our part.
It’s worthwhile to ask:
How useful are you?
What value do you give?
What is your purpose in life?
To whom are you important?
Who benefits from your actions?
What is your part in this great whole?
What can you do to better what you do?
Most important aren’t the answers we give, rather the questions we pose. The rules of life are quite easy and not very complicated. Everyone must be useful in life and do their part. When we are useful, we are able to enjoy the best it has to offer because sooner or later, we receive what we give.
Finding our purpose in life isn’t always easy and it can take an entire lifetime to do; but when we do, we become an integral part of the great whole. Sharing that special something we all have is one of life’s greatest greatest gifts.
If you are still not sure about your purpose, find it and share it with the world. Life does not consist in working so that one day we can do nothing, rather finding that something keeping us alive and in the present each day as we give the best we have to offer to the world.
Purpose gives meaning to life.
∞ Rob McBride ∞
LL IV 20