Does life really have a purpose? Or are we just making things up to ease our boring existence in this planet and transform it into something interesting?
Modern day youngsters are becoming desperate so quickly and giving up on discovering life's meaning very early. That stems from their fast paced upbringing and instant gratification. Some even fall for the misconception that life has no purpose and that nothing has to be done apart from satisfying one's own needs, wants and pleasures. This will unfold a very fatal social issue for the future. When I met one such youngster, around his teenage, with such an attitude, I began to question myself, what is the purpose of life? so as to be able answer his question. Does life has a definitive purpose?
Technically, Life has no purpose. The shear deliberation of how the world operates, does what it wants, make fatal mistakes and take things for granted, everything is a solid proof that 'Life' has no purpose. But...
Your "being" has a purpose. Think of life without 'being' who you are, for a moment. That inconclusive state of absolute nothingness, has no purpose, which we broadly call 'Life'. It transcends beyond the body. But when life takes a form as a 'being', may it be a seemingly simple grass in an man-less prairie or an advanced human being who lives in a society, has access to the internet and typing this out, 'Being' has a purpose.
And the purpose, grows intricately complex through a soul's journey. For a grass, it's purpose is to exist, and maybe a cow that feeds on it, elevates its purpose, to nourish a cow. But as a soul transcends from being a grass, then an insect to a rodent to a mammal to a human, it's purpose is revealed as not something independent, but interconnected. And it is not something that is generic. It is as unique as our fingerprints are. We tend to look so close up, to just the state of 'being' and try to define it's purpose, while 'being' is a mere glimpse in an eternal journey of a 'soul'. One might dismiss the concept of 'soul' to be poetic or abstract, but we can't move further in this quest overlooking this perspective, just because it lacks material evidence or instant proof.
If I were a blindly religious person, purpose of life being worship and thinking about God would satisfy my quest. But it doesn't ends there. Those are fundamentally our choices of spiritual maturity and seeking of solace when we truly realize the instability of life.
Being kind or compassionate can't be the purpose of life either, it's a virtue.
Expressing empathy or Helping each other, is the heightened state of our consciousness and our soul's transformation, not exactly the purpose of life.
These are abstract aspects of comfort, guidance and growth to aid our existence.
Then what exactly is the purpose of being?
There's no right or wrong answer to that question. It has to be demystified, by one's self, in their own journey. With all the collectively established virtues, ethics, morals and individually ever heightening state of consciousness, one has to discover it. It can't be told in words or bestowed in your hands. We sometime presume our impermanent goals in life, our purpose. I will make a change in the society, I will make a mark in the industry I work in, I will make an impact in someone else's or a society's life, these are but goals not purpose. The true purpose will begin to reflect as you cross these goals with a clear mind and stability. What you do, how you do and when you do certain things in life, and how do you react to the outcomes defines your clarity and stability, and this can only improve with continuous action. And remember, your 'being' is strongly dependent on the 'being' of several other souls across time and space, to thrive or strive. Which solidifies the more elaborate journey of soul through different lives and times.
To be precise, Our life's purpose can only be seen in hindsight, not foreseen or planned ahead.
Purpose of being is like God, in a way. It can't be seen, described or shown, it can only be experienced and one has to live through it to define it.
Thanks for reading.
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