What is the purpose of life?
By borhan
@borhan (1338)
United States
June 4, 2010 9:24pm CST
To live only with many success? or it covers being kind to the earth also in the form of helping people, tree, animals; loving the earth, saving the planet?
What do you think?
5 responses
@wiggles18 (2506)
• Canada
5 Jun 10
The purpose of life itself, is to find the purpose of life. So there you go, it is answered simply, but the simple answer only seems simple, it is in fact very complex.Because if you say we must find the answer to life, you are saying the answer is also the question, and it goes around in a never ending loop, forever.
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@veejay19 (3589)
• India
5 Jun 10
The real purpose of life is to achieve SELF REALIZATION.All the religions and scriptures point to this one goal for humans.It is said that even the Gods are envious of humans because it is only in the human body that this goal can be attained. In reality we already are Realized beings but we do not know it because the world with all its entrapments and distractions waylays us and makes us forget our real goal.We are like a mirror that has been lying unused for centuries and is covered with a thick coat of dust,so we can`t see our face in it.However a time in our life comes when we experience a 'awakening' and we then turn to God or his form as the Guru or spiritual master, who shows us the path that will eventually lead us to the goal of Self Realization.
Of course, when we do good deeds like helping people in their needs, growing trees, taking care of animals etc we do progress on the path but these are all worldly actions and are like brownie points.However all these plus following the path shown to us by our Guru will definitely take us to the goal and this is the real purpose of our life.
@GADHISUNU (2162)
• India
12 Jun 10
Very Well said Veejay. You have put it succinctly and in the most appropriate words.Thou art Blessed!
@grayxenon (1313)
• Philippines
5 Jun 10
the purpose is to live life itself, anyways purposes will vary from person to person, some will find it, some think they have found it, others just don't believe in it and all is coincidence. finding your own purpose will be up to you alone.
@Simon1223 (903)
• China
5 Jun 10
In my view, the purpose of life is to enjoy the process. A success life is that you could do everything you wanna do. In reality many people complain that they could not do a lot of things they like according to various reasons. But I think it's just an excuse. If a person is always busy doing something he doesn't wanna do throughout his life, such life is meaningless. I quite agree to such saying, "When you are young, don't be afraid of doing everything. When you become old, don't regret for what you've done".
