What is the ultimate purpose of life?

That is a part of the purpose but there are other parts. Can you think of any other part?

@Kandae11 I understood but Jesus showed us that we should pattern our lives after his. 1 Peter 2:21 (American Standard Version) 21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

@1hopefulman Living a good life embraces a lot of things. first of all I didn't mean mansions, fast cars and lots of jewelry, I mean to live a respectful, decent and reasonably well off life. trying to love my neighbor as myself and following the ten commandments as much as possible.

Yes, it can be deep but surely our Creator and Designer would provide the necessary information that we need.

That's it? What about those that die without being able to reproduce? Are we just an accident with no purpose?

@1hopefulman I do not feel like an accident with no purpose.

@1hopefulman Ultimately, unfortunately, yes, though I suppose that one could see those who don't reproduce as supporters for those that do. Think of the workers in a bee colony who cannot reproduce. In all other species that I can think of, those individuals which don't reproduce (for whatever reason) have a role in ensuring the survival of the species. You did ask what was the ultimate purpose of life. There are many other subsiduary purposes, however.

Is it a dream that you can share?

@Nawsheen Are you able to move to where there would be such courses?

@1hopefulman yes of course. In fact i want to become an archaealogist. But there are no prospects in my country and neither do they offer such courses

You are right, we all have a purpose but not all of us take the time to look for it and some refuse to fulfill their purpose even when they find out. But we will all have to answer one day for how we used our lives .Matthew 25:14-30 (Authorized (King James) Version) 14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25 and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

@LadyDuck

@1hopefulman I have my believes and I live my life at my best. I harm no one and I help when I can. If someone wanted something more from me I did not receive any message.

Great! Would love to hear your thoughts on how we can glorify God? Revelation 4:11 (Authorized (King James) Version ) 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

@just4him Great!

@1hopefulman We glorify him by doing what he called us to do. By loving God and our neighbor, by following the Golden Rule found in Matthew 7:12.

@1hopefulman Amen!

@salonga

I also think that glorifying God ( by our thoughts, words and actions) is the ultimate purpose of life! You made me think of Revelation 4:11 (American Standard Version) "11 Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created."

Definition of purpose 1 a : something set up as an object or end to be attained : intention, resolution, determination Where would you ultimately want to be or what would you ultimately want to attain?

@Shavkat Wonderful! I wish you success!

@1hopefulman I will go for determination.

Yes, there are different opinions and different understandings. We also have different talents. However, we also have many common goals. We all want to be happy, enjoy peace, enjoy life, be healthy, have enough to look after our needs, etc. Our ultimate purpose would be to find the road that would lead us to those results. Does that make any sense at all?

This is what I have come up with. The purpose of life is to search and find our Creator, to get to know him and to work along with him in the projects that he is working on.

@bluesa

@1hopefulman a work in progress. Learning as we live.

"If life has a purpose, does non-life have a purpose too, or is this notion, "purpose", only meaningful to life, in some way?" I would say yes! A broom has no life but it was made so that someone with life could use it to sweep. So it has a purpose.

@innertalks

@1hopefulman Good example. A broom was supposedly made by something alive, which created it for a purpose, its own purpose. If we say the same about a rock, we might say that something created this too, God, perhaps, and so he must have created absolutely everything for a purpose of some kind, even including life then, and so all things have a purpose, a purpose behind their existence, God's purpose, because God created all things.

@1hopefulman Yes, and it will be so exciting to see what he has planned for us during the eternity..

@buenavida

Yes, only God would know what our purpose is and what we need to do. He put all the necessary information in a Book that we can consult daily to make sure we stay on course.

A clock was created and designed with the purpose of telling time. Why were we created and what are supposed to do?

@josie_

@1hopefulman _Only the clock maker knows the answer. An analogy would be the story of the rooster who believe he can make the sunrise every morning because of his crowing. The parameters of our lives are limited to the intellect we use. Man should use that intelligence to improve the lives of humankind. Any question of a higher purpose we leave to philosophers. But setting those beliefs in stone and turning it into a religion is dangerous.

Are happiness, work, fun, the ultimate purpose of life? Isn't there some even greater than that?

@DianneN

What about those that don't procreate, are they missing their purpose in life? If you woke up one morning and you were thirty again, would you have more children?

@1hopefulman In retrospect, I'd definitely have had more children. That's my purpose without getting into more personal or religious discussions.

Survival is good but since we will eventually die, do you not think there might be something more important?