The purpose of life.

Nice post Pose123. Yes its hard to find the real happiness in our life but many of us can too, but the most important thing is to keep ourselves simple, as simple as we can and this can make us happy, The ambitions and willingness to achieve many many things in life can't bring happiness but if you can live on a simple life where you are satisfied with the limited thing you got then you will be real happy

...surely we are here learning good from evil.. and part of the good is to truly love our fellow person...

I agree, that life is sometimes seen from the lense of the philosopher Schopenhauer, but to me life is what you really make it-you can ruin life completely or live a fullfilling selfless existences filled with service for others. Am not rich, but sometimes I feel so blessed giving whatever little I have to someone more needy than I am. Sometimes i wish I were rich enough to be able to bring a smile to wretched faces in a more tangible material way than in mere words. Recently I saw a woman who had a leak resulting from a birth injury to her bladder-i looked at he face and I saw perhaps the most beautiful woman in the world-yet a close look at her mind she was the most desperate and rejected woman that ever lived. She had a teen pregnancy which her body could not handle, the man responsible rejected her when he dicovered that she leaks urine and stinks-her own mother could not contain her, her siblings who should have given instead avoided her and all she faced day in and day out was a lonely purposless life. I looked at her life and cried not for her but for my inability to hold that woman by her hands and take her to a surgeon and pay all her bladder repair suggeries and bring life to her awesome face! To me that would be the real purpose in life-living for others and helping others in their most critical hour of need! People are so rich out there-some are so charitable with their wealth and enjoy life while they make more money-others prefer not to look outside their wealth and appear more miserable than beggers on the street-it puzzles you what life and its purpose should be to me or to you, but I wish it were for service to others!

Yes even I feel that the true purpose of our life is to lead a humane life…help others, love your family & friends, nurture nature, don’t hurt anyone unnecessarily and don’t go about with a bloated ego. Give respect to others and the same will come back to you. And another of my favourite motto is that always tell yourself that you will not carry anything with you when you go, so don’t cling on to anything. Try to maintain a happy-go-lucky attitude, laugh and make others laugh too. And regarding the rich & famous, I think they are so full of themselves that nothing exists for them outside their steel & glass penthouses. Most of them forget the classic art of earning, keeping & giving (all at the same time). you will find many rich philanthropists who earn like billionaires and give like saints all over the world. they are perfectly happy with themselves for they have found a balance in their lives. Only rich people who know how to earn but don’t have the heart to give, end up spending on hospital bills, de-addiction centreas and asylums.

Many years ago, someone asked my why I was vegetarian and so involved with animal rights causes, because, at the end of the day, everything I did would not be enough to make any difference to the way a large proportion of the whole world viewed animals as somewhat inferior to Man. I am well aware that here in the Uk we are much more animal conscious than many other place, and- in fact it is a well-known fact here that we give far more money to animal charitiies than to those involving children!! My answer then was that if my stand saved the life of one sheep or any other creature from slaughter, then I would feel it had been worthwhile. In truth (and I know many are shocked by my saying this), I am not so keen on the human race, and I don't feel much warmth towards humanity at all, so "serving others" and giving to people in the normal sense, leaves me cold. But helping animals is something I care deeply in life. If I can help one abused, unloved creature, or give one a home, then I will feel that I have served my purpose.

We all indeed have a purpose of life. It is our mission to find it. It does not have to be just one purpose; can be many and as we grow with experience in our lives we can add and change them for the benefit of ourselves and mankind. Purpose is a reason to do something with a larger goal to attain. Why limit ourselves to just one? sunnywaters

Seems to me that in Singapore, the purpose of life is slog my day away in the office to pay for my mortgage so that I have a roof over my head. The bosses over here don't quite understand the meaning of 'life' :(

Yes, I really believe that we are here for a purpose and helping others is such a rewarding feeling. Winston Churchill stated that we make a living by what we get ,but we make a life by what we give. I think his words were full of wisdom.

Hi Pose123! Yes, there are so many wise people who have given so many opinions about the purpose of life and I agree to almost all views they have shared. I agree with you also that we real love is the clue to our real purpose in life. We were created because of love and I hope that I will be living until the end of my day loving and caring for people genuinely. It is very hard to do it sometimes but I am trying hard to. I believe that if we all would genuinely and sincerely care for each other, maybe then we will all be living in peace and this world will be a better place to live in. Take care and have a nice day!

Hello there. Thanks for the posting =D My purpose in life is to Live, Learn, Love and to Leave a Legacy. I really hope I can live life in this way and without regrets. I want to make a difference in other people's lives.

first,thanks for your meaningful topic.before that,i've never thought of this question before. second,i do agree with u that we have a purpose of our life.for me,i should work hard to make money,then buy a house,and maybe thus a car,then support my parents......have a successful career,a happy family,that is my biggest purpose.

I think that when people think 'sevice to others', they make it too big. If its something we feel we aren't up to, we don't do it. The 'others' in my philosophy are more immediate... my family, friends, people I come into actual contact with. Helping to feed the hungry masses through church or government programs is great, but buying a sandwich for one person on the street is just as important. If we all do what we can, where and when we can, that causes a ripple. There is a wonderful commercial on right now showing people seeing a good deed done and passing it on. We can do that, and maybe a little more. We don't need to make the news to make a difference!