What Is Life's Purpose?
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What Is Your Life's Purpose?
Welcome Citizen,
Yes, I called you citizen. You are indeed a citizen of planet Earth and you are no different than any other citizen living here. You are what I call a "Citizen of Humanity". You are a human being, born into this World(Earth).
The biggest question about living in this World is "What Is Your Life's Purpose"? Now, this singular question can be phrased in several different manners- (a) What Is Your Life's Purpose(as I have already done) or (b) What Is Your Purpose In Life? or (c) What Is Your Purpose of Life? or (d) What is Your Purpose For Life? or (e) What Is Your Purpose of Living? or (f) Why Do You Live? or (h) What Purpose Does Your Life Serve?
Why Do You Live? What Purpose Does Your Life Serve?
Let's start out with "Why do you live?" and "What purpose does your life serve?" because these two questions put a different context on understanding them. Why do you live? Well, to be honest, you live because you were born. Fairly simple to understand. What purpose does your life serve? Let's notice a particular word- "serve".
The word "serve" puts a different context on your purpose. Thus, it gives it a different meaning. All your actions should serve a purpose, but from time to time, that purpose will change depending on what the action is for or better yet who it's for?
Why Do You Live?
As a citizen- Why do you live? is very important because, it not only determines your path, but also determines what and how your path affects and effects those around you. If you bring a purpose that is selfish in nature, then you will not only damage your own life, but will cause insurmountable damage to those who live in your surroundings. You should have a good character, as an individual, which shows in your actions. Your actions should always have purpose behind them, so people are able to understand the meaning you give your life.
Yes, let me repeat that- the purpose behind your actions tell other people about the meaning you give your life. Your life will not have any sort of real meaning, if you do not give your life purpose. And, remember you must select or choose the purpose.
No one, and I mean no one can grant you a purpose or give you a purpose. If someone tells you that your purpose in life is to serve them or to serve yourself, then they are attempting to manipulate you. And, that my friend is no laughing matter. If they are attempting to manipulate you and you do not see it happening, either because of a lack of knowledge or chosen ignorance, then you are the only one to blame.
Good vs Evil Purposes?
A Purpose can be good or evil. Many people will argue, just for the sake of arguing, that "good" and "evil" are human concepts. However, humanity has made a distinction, based on a philosophy concept known as duality. There are many different types of concepts and not all of them are to be believed and you should be able to rationally determine which are right and wrong.
If you are unable to do so, then there happens to be a likelihood that you will be manipulated without ever knowing the difference. Which means, you will have lived your entire life, under someone else's authority and not your own. That would be a grave mistake, considering the damage caused.
Again, your purpose will serve either good or evil. You must make a choice which you will serve. Should you decide to choose evil, then you will have a very rough life going forward. However, if you select good, then you will be rewarded with a great life going forward.
Yeah, I know, the old adage- "Why are good people made to suffer?" comes to mind. If you haven't heard that adage, then you truly haven't learned about your life. Good people suffer for two specific reasons- (a) they are manipulated more often than not and (b) their own perception of the actions, either their own or other people is damaged/skewed.
Purpose of Life, Purpose of Living....
Your purpose of life or purpose of living shouldn't be about yourself. It should be about something that isn't ego filled, such as the betterment of humanity or people helping people, or protection of the human species. If you create a purpose of living that isn't of those above, then you are creating a self-serving, egotistical purpose of life, which only serves to damage others.
Your individual actions will speak volumes about your own individual character. It will show people how much you understand your life. When your actions speak louder than your voice and the two don't match, then you are showing people that you cannot be respected, trusted or loved.
You will accumulate no friends, you will have disrespect from family and you will walk through your life with a negative view. Not to mention, you will continue to ask yourself, why me? Why is my life so lousy? Why doesn't anything ever go right? And, never find the answers.
Please understand that I've spent much of my early life filled with ego and then came to the self realization that I was damaging the people I had around me and those who I interacted with. Thus, I was ruining my life.
Once I came to that self realization it was a lesson in humility and a very hurtful one at that. However, I have learned to overcome and understand what is necessary to prevent it from happening again. It takes a conscious mind(true awareness) and recognizing that life isn't solely about self. Setting your own purpose as I've outlined here will help you, so you can overcome the same obstacle I did.
Thank you for your time.
Raymond Choiniere - Cagsil Services Founder
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Thank you FloraBreenRobison for reading and commenting. I understand where you're coming from, but that should show you how they live in the past and don't truly understand their own life. It also goes to show what they are really saying is about THEM(ego) than it is about anything else.
I get a little tired of hearing the religious argument and as the hub states any purpose that isn't for the three specific reasons I gave, is a selfish based purpose. Which also shows that they are selfish, unwilling to do what's in the best interest of other people. They are too busy serving themselves, which also shows you that they don't even understand the teachings they claim to follow.
A purpose created by the individual guides them throughout their life. It bestows motivation and love(being it's own motivator). I can understand being worried about the environment we live in and you should be, simply because there are too many self serving people in the world, which is destroying more than it creates. Again, thank you. :)
People are attracted to compassion and kindness. There is no place for those when ego is in play. Your words are very powerful Cagsil. We all at some point ask those very questions. "Why am I here?" is usually mine. Thanks for another enlightening hub.
Thank you Cardisa for reading and commenting. Yes, I'll agree people are attracted to compassion and kindness. However, people are truly attracted to the character of a person more so than anything else. When people show off their ego in their actions, it shows that there isn't compassion, kindness or character. When I was younger, I asked myself the same question- "Why am I here?" and it was brought on my thinking about purpose. Aside from the humility I received because I didn't know. You're welcome. I appreciate your compliment also. :)
Very interesting Cagsil - just the other day my 23 year old daughter said she had a homework assignment. It was to write her own Eulogy. The point was to impress upon the students what they wanted to accomplish and be remembered for in their lives. I was pretty impressed. Like I am with your article:) Its up and everything!
Thank you RealHousewife for stopping by, reading and commenting. I'm grateful. I remember when I was in school I had a teacher request that same homework assignment. It was more about how you wanted to be remembered, not so much about accomplishments. The Legacy one leaves behind is in one way to create immortality for oneself. Providing the rest of the family buy's into the over message and meaning of said action. It's a good idea to have students write the eulogy, but after it's written the impact is gone, especially without purpose. For someone to be remembered, there are a lot of factors that are to be considered. Many of those factors are in this hub. I'm very glad you enjoyed the article. And, as always I appreciate the vote and marks too. :) :D
While meditating on the concept :> 'The universe is already conscious. The brain is just the organ capable of receiving it.' > Egocentric thought can be more easily recognized and dis-empowered.
As Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM," (KJV) John 8:58
Thus, bringing 'us' into the eternally conscious present moment of Creation. :)
Thank you illeagle. I appreciate you reading and commenting. :)
"What is my life's purpose, huh?" Well right now, at this time and place, it is to help others when I can, to try to be a better person today than I was yesterday, to be happy and make others happy (usually this involves lots of laughter, often at myself!) and trying not to take take life so serious! Live, Love and Laugh
Thank you very much love my yorkies. Long time no see or hear. It's great to see and hear from you. :) I would say that you've managed to work things out quite nicely. :) Always a pleasure. :)
i live because before i realized that i had a choice weather or not to continue, i aquired the fear of death, lol. funny but true. theres too much beauty here amongst the mess to want to leave.
Thank you very much the pink umbrella for reading and commenting. I'm sure that the fear of death was acquired before many realize they have a choice. And, I'll agree there's simply too much beauty in the world to want to leave it. :)
Very interesting and useful. Have clicked those buttons and voted up. You are so open straight to the point . It is most refreshing. Thank you.
Thank you Dim Flaxenwick. I'm happy that you found it interesting and useful. I appreciate the vote up too. I always try to be straight to the point and open about the things I write about. Sometimes I'll even go to the extent of saying the same time twice because want people to understand the importance of what I'm saying. Usually, I'm so blunt and the to point that people are offended, but then again it speak more about them than it does about me. Btw- You're welcome. :) :D Always a pleasure to see and hear from you. :)
Born of the light I entered into the darkness of a world that would have many lessons for this soul to learn. Stripped of my self expression I found my inner voice. With a broken spirit I cast aside the victim . Removed of the innate power that I traveled here to reclaim it is mine once again. I came here, as a human citizen, to remember my path back to the light and perhaps through my journey others may find their purpose was as well.
Thank you kynthia2374 for reading and commenting.
Yes, have been away for awhile. Life interupts! Plan on getting more active again on hb, for I do miss my friends here. Have a wonderful day!
Hey Love my yorkies, it's great to see you back. I can understand how life would interrupt things, as it is and can be sometimes beyond our control. :) Welcome back and hope you have a wonderful time. :)
My life purpose is to seek the purposes for more purposes. Since the a first human (if you believe there was a first human, I do) the life purpose has been changing time after time. And thousand of theories has been made, they were all not false, not even 100% right. Let us make it simple, when we buy a car, then we need garage, when we garage we need road, we need destination and so on. There will be no ending desire. I learned that the life purpose was so simple. That just a thought of poor human like me. Your hub is interesting, useful, awesome, fresh idea, nice pictures. Thank you vote up!
Thank you nenytridiana for reading and commenting. I find your statement(comment) quite interesting in and of itself. Your purpose is to seek the purposes of more purposes? Well, to be quite frank with you, once you set your own purpose, you will find plenty of smaller purposes to guide you forward, because your original purpose will be(if done as instructed through this hub) in fact for the greater good of humankind to begin with. This will lead you to creating other purposes, which will display different meaning in your actions.
I will agree with you that thousands of theories have been created and a lot of them are nowhere near 100% accurate. There's no doubt about that. As for no ending to desire? There shouldn't be an end to desires. Simply because one can always improve upon self. Therefore, desire to be a better person would prove that there is no end to desires. ;) I appreciate your kind compliment and the vote up, as well as, the other mark ups. :) :D
I have had this talk with my hubby once. It came down to figuring that our purpose in life was to help others, whether it was family or friends needing a place to stay or advice.
Interesting hub with lots of food for thought. Thanks!
Thank you tlpoague for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it interesting and You're welcome. :)
Do unto others as others they do unto you. - Sunshine
Thank you for the reminders Cagsil.
Thank you Sunshine for reading and commenting. I find it interesting that your quote, as you say, is a reminder, but that's not what this hub was about. Don't get me wrong, it's a good message to live with, but that doesn't stand up to the purpose stated in the hub or the purpose of this hub. Sure, it's great to treat people equally and have it returned to you, but that's not an actual purpose for living or a purpose of life. Just thought you should know. :) I greatly appreciate you taking time to read the hub, but I feel as though you missed something. :(
Sunshine got it loud and clear :))
Hey Sunshine, it's funny, considering this is conversation is going on in two places at the same time. LOL! I know you understand now(got it loud and clear). Much appreciated though. :)
A great read and one which leaves much food for thought.
Take care and enjoy your day.
Eiddwen.
Thank you very much Eiddwen. I appreciate you taking time to read and leave a comment. Take care and enjoy your day also. :)
This holds a very powerful message here. It makes me wonder about my own life, because I too have stated those words of "Why Me?" referring to my life being lousy. You have made me think..
Thank you barbergirl for reading and commenting. I'm glad to see you something to take away from it. That's good. I'm sure a lot of people have asked themselves that question and never find an answer. It happens. :/
Earlier this month I got a message that you had published another hub, but it was unpublished. Did you decide to unpublish it or was it Hubpages that did it?
Thank you for noticing, but I unpublished that hub. It was an accident that it was published. And, the hub was junked. :)
Great message brother, peace love and hope. I have always said that life is what you make it. Do onto others as you would have them do onto you. You just can't beat the Golden rule. It truly is better to give than to receive. Thanks for the motivation.
Thank you zzron. I appreciate you reading and commenting. :) And, you're welcome. :) :D
Cagsil
Thanks for the thought provoking post. It is good to recognize why we are here and what our purpose is. I have had different times in my life when I feel like I am wondering happlesly, but I eventually regain sight.
Great hub!
Thank you very much cre8ivOne for reading and commenting. I always do my best to make people think or shall I say, provoke thoughts. I also appreciate the compliment as well. :)
Cagsil great hub. I loved the last part where you talk about the ego and how life is not only about oneself. I have learned that in order to have a fulfilling life you have to give. Great writing. :)
Thank you very much Carolinemd21 for reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment too. :) :D
Excellent hub, Cagsil. Voted up! It's hard to argue with much of what you write, but here's a question that I think may be worth thinking about: is it possible that helping humanity and being what some might call selfish are not mutually exclusive? Think of a musical genius - someone on the order of Mozart, for example. He loves to compose music, it makes him happy. All he wants to do is compose music, and he has a unique gift for it that few others will ever have. In that case, wouldn't the best way he could benefit mankind be to do what makes him happy? Now, that's an extreme example, clearly. We don't all have the capacity to compose symphonies like Mozart. Still, I wonder if there isn't something to the idea that perhaps we can best help humanity by finding what is best within ourselves, and doing that to the best of our ability? Might there be people out there with "lousy" lives precisely because they ignored what they wanted to do, thinking it was selfish? Now they are unhappy AND the world has been deprived of what they could have given us. What do you think?
Thank you very much GD Nunes for stopping by, reading and leaving a comment. I also appreciate the compliment and you following my writing. To answer the questions you posed- Mozart was similar to Einstein...uniquely special. His purpose in life was to compose music, but Mozart also wanted to give people joy and happiness with his work. So, his purpose in life was create masterpieces that were unlikely anything ever written and he was successful. Was he selfish? I don't know. I've never bothered to check into his work or how he was viewed by the public, except to know that many millions of people thought very highly of him.
There are simply too many people walking around aimlessly, unknowingly living through their life without any purpose because they didn't create one. They were under the false premise that their purpose was granted or given to them by something or someone else, which is a blatant lie. It is not selfish to create one's own purpose unless the purpose serves only bad things and damages humanity either on an individual level or as a whole. I hope I answered your question.
You did answer my question. Thanks. I agree with your point about the tragedy of people wandering aimlessly through life because they didn't create a purpose for their lives. That's sort of what I was trying to say, but my lack of eloquence often works against me. I know that there are people out there who aren't living according to what should be their purpose in life because they believe it would be selfish to do so. Other people have convinced them that they know what is best for this individual. The irony is that what they have been led to believe is selfish might actually be the very best thing they could do. Still don't know if I'm making sense, so suffice it to say that I think we're on the same page, you just say it better than I do. : )
Thank you for coming back and letting me know. I also appreciate the compliment. It's a shame that people must stick the nose into other people's life and feed them information(knowledge) which is only meant to distort any true understanding of life. It's one of the reason I write my hubs, so anyone who does read them can realize that they have been lied to.
I don't offer up any misinformation nor do I distort things I've come to gain as knowledge(including experience). I have a hub called "A Conscious Mind Never Need Escape Truth" and inside that hub it reveals how truth is truth(universal for all). And, if it helps, yes you are making sense. What doesn't make sense is the actions of those who make others think that something is selfish when it's not. It goes to show that the influences that many people have in their life are actually harmful to not only them, but to other people as well. Again, thank you. :)
Raymond, excellent advice in this hub and glad to hear that you have "been there, done that" and learned from your mistakes. We all have acted selfishly, mostly out of ignorance, I think, but each day is a day to start over and try again.!
Thank you Arusho for stopping by reading and leaving a comment. I also appreciate your compliment. You would be correct that many act out of ignorance, but it can be avoided for the most part through being consciously more aware. Yes, your day with begin anew, but without a life's purpose that day wouldn't be any different than the day before. Thank you again.
Another thought-provoking hub! You have given me much to think about!
Thank you very much RedElf for stopping by, reading and commenting. :) I'm glad you found it thought provoking and that it gave you something to think about. That was my intention from the beginning. I hope you have a great holiday season and be safe. :)
Thanks for sharing. But that's also the greatness of sharing and doing so with one purpose in mind and that is life's real purpose. Being a truthful human being.
We are the species which came from always wanting on top of those need we already came with.
It's only fair that sometime during our lives, we realize, that had it not been for the caring and sharing of others , we survived to reach the stage we are presently at, and I can only hope that we have chosen to do good, as you have also recommended. Sincerely so!
This is a very great piece Cagsil, I enjoyed reading it and my gut tells me there are plenty good ones here. But Wisdom alerts me to trod quite carefully knowing that it is only in my interactions, my guard are always ready to come down, the hope of friendly territory.
Bless.
Thank you for taking time to come and read my hub, as well as comment. :)
This is a wonderful hub. It is helping me, and since I am new I need to read hubs like yours. You are honest and very intelligent. Your hubs are also filled with human emotions that many don't have the courage to share. Sorry to repeat myself, but it is true.
Thank you Michele Travis for the compliments and kind words. I appreciate you are enjoying my hubs. I also appreciate you reading and commenting. :) It's okay to repeat yourself...plenty of people do it. LOL! :)
"you should be able to rationally determine which are right and wrong... If you are unable to do so, then there happens to be a likelihood that you will be manipulated without ever knowing the difference. Which means, you will have lived your entire life, under someone else's authority and not your own"
Wouldn't the most selfless act of all be to submit regardless? (talk about an EGO crusher) I really appreciated your hub, as it gave me much to think about. I tend to see our lives as we are always "serve"ing something. We tend to bounce the ball around with a healthy balance, until we can live with ourselves ;)
Thank you OldSkoolFool for reading and commenting. I guess you live up to your name. A selfless action isn't about "Sumbitting" to something, but doing what is right for the sake of doing it because it's right. There's a difference in knowing what IS right vs what you think is right. Just because for the pure and simple fact that "ego" can justify what you think is right without it actually being right. I'm glad you appreciate the hub and that it gave you something to think about. And, you would be correct, we are "serve"ing something, that that something would be the greater good. Which is beyond our individual self. I'll also agree that many people manage to "bounce around" with a healthy balance, not so much that we can live with ourselves, but because the ego dictates what that balance is to begin with. It's more about the ego than it is with ourselves, because ourselves is the battle we each live with.
We each battle our own ego for control over conscience and which wins is what dictates our path forward. It doesn't necessarily mean it's right, especially if the ego wins that battle. Selfishness never helps anyone. It's destructive. Thank you again.
This is a wonderful article, Cagsil! Regardless of one's religious or spiritual beliefs, this hub applies to all of us. What is our purpose? You lay it all out and really make us ask the question and give it some thought. I like to be challenged to think! Voted up among others! Sharing this one, too.
Thank you Vicki for the compliment. It's important that people understand the relation between purpose and reason. Not many people seem to grasp that. Everything happens for a reason, which means there's a purpose behind it. On an individual level that purpose is all more important and it's time people woke up to that fact. Thank you very much for the vote up and sharing. Much appreciated. :)
Very enlightening and thought provoking words. I wrote a similar hub sometime back(What is the purpose of our existence on earth?). Identifying our true nature and sharing it with people around is our purpose of life.
Voted up and sharing
Hi Raymond!
I enjoyed reading this hub and it did cause a great deal of thought around an important subject. (Life's Purpose et al) I have to agree with Victoria Lynn that you masterfully challenged the reader to ask the question(s) of themselves. That in itself is worth the read!
For me, I see life as a mystery! After almost 60 years here on this planet, and after exploring the age old question of the purpose of my life, my existence, I have come to a number of conclusions. We only have time and space for one here, though I too, have attempted in some small way, through my writing, to address this subject matter.
There's probably more than one purpose. It's hard to say for sure. I believe my primary reason for being here is to increase my awareness of love, thus adding to the collective consciousness or soul. Sometimes I think we allow the ego to make it more complex than it actually is.
So, even if I do not know what my purpose(s)is/are I am focused on my contribution to the here and now, to love, learn and joyously grow each moment with the hope of providing some light to the next sojourner!
It is often a tough assignment so I thank you for being a part of it with me! The say there's safety in numbers!
Well done, my friend, well done!
Bruce
Raymond, I almost forgot, I absolutely enjoyed the photographs as well. Just made me want to get out and experience it!!!
Much thanks,
Bruce
Thank you thumbi for the compliment, reading and commenting. True nature? Last time I checked, there's Nature which is the world around us and then there's human nature. These two things are no longer mutually exclusive as it was at one time. So, I would have to see what "true" nature you're talking about. I'll look for your hub to see what you're talking about. Thank you again. :)
Hey Born2care2001, I'll agree with you that one person could have many different purposes. I cannot deny or dispute it, however I will attempt to say that all the purposes one could have could be for one solely larger purpose. Just like a puzzle. You have the completed version which is perfection, because it's whole and complete. To put the puzzle together you have as many pieces as it needs to complete it. Each piece has a specific purpose, location and design scheme(most of the time).
Each person has to choose their own purpose. By doing so, it automatically creates motivation. The more a person learns about themselves and the life they are living, then they are either growing in confusion or growing in awareness. Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures as well.
It is refreshing in this day and age to read an article that is admonishing "self." This world is not about us. It is about loving each other and our Creator and it is impossible to truly love our Creator without loving each other. I believe that's what all of us are here for - to love God and each other. Thanks for reassuring look at "self."
Hey Ann, I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on my hub. I will refrain from discussing your religious view. And, I've noticed you took something away from the article, so that is good. I'm sorry it didn't do more for you. Thank you. :)
The purpose is to make the planet continue to exist through harmonious existence with all creatures breathing or not.
Your afterlife is just a small part of the master plan.
Thank you for coming back and leaving yet another comment. Much appreciated. :)
FloraBreenRobison 7 months ago
I find when I give an answer of 'Because I was born and I haven't yet died" to a question of Why Do You Exist, the person asking the question gets angry, especially when the person is a religious person who was expecting some reference to the overall meaning of life and God. And although I believe in evolution and the big bang theory, my real response to How Did the World Began is actually that I don't care if God created Earth or if it was the Big Bang or if it is something not yet discovered. It is enough for m that it does exist. I am more worried about how the environment is being destroyed.