What do you think your purpose is in life?

You couldn't have a better purpose than that. Being there for your family. Giving them everything they need spiritually and emotionally. While providing for them financially. ‹(°¿°)›

Your quest for understanding is the first great step of three that it takes to obtain the holy grail of mankind, wisdom. Otherwise known as enlightenment. The more you seek to understand those things you don't already have the answers for, the more knowledge you acquire. The knowledge that you accumulate translates into a greater understanding of more things, albeit, in some cases as you say the difficult, unpleasant or ignored things. Understanding and knowledge cannot be separated and should remain silent. Only when you understand how to apply the knowledge you have gained can Wisdom then be achieved and may it be shared. Wisdom is knowing how to use knowledge. Wisdom is to be shared to better the lives of all. Of course this is a never ending cycle for anyone who seeks the truth. Amongst the many things I'm sure you are, smart is assuredly one of your more prominent. ‹(°¿°)›

There's not a soul on this planet that hasn't had doubts at one time or another. If they say they haven't, they're full of it. It's how we come to understand these feelings that affords us the ability to conquer our emotions. ‹(°¿°)›

Well thank you, I like to think I'm somewhat smart. Heh ^_^ I guess it is a never ending search..though the worse things get in the world the more doubtful I am about how useful..or helpful, my lot in life is lol. But I guess everyone has their doubts about their lives sometimes. Has low times and all.

Could anyone ask for a more noble calling? I think not. I truly believe that if their is one thing God judges more than anything else is how we treat our fellow human beings. Mothers are right at the top of this list. Your trials and tribulations are surely noted. As a man, I'm disgusted with my fellow man and how so many trivialize the mother's "roles." Note I said roles. The most overlooked people in society are those that care after our young, our sick and our elderly (not including doctors). ‹(°¿°)›

You're not alone in witnessing mothers walking away from their children. I'm with you on that. I also have been appalled by this trend over the last ten years or so. Something must be getting mixed up in the gene pool. These women are losing their maternal instincts. I could get into a lengthy explanation as to how this trend started and why it won't end anytime soon but I'll save that for another discussion. ‹(°¿°)›

Good answer. Some people will spend a lifetime redefining themselves. Rediscovering who they are. Your wife's future is just as important to your purpose as is your own. ‹(°¿°)›

Hey, you don't need to be anything more than that. Some people feel like they need to change the world to have a purpose. Being a father and son are noble enough. ‹(°¿°)›

I'm with you. The only way to discover yourself and your purpose is to the your life to it's fullest. ‹(°¿°)›

Absolutely. The goal in life is not the destination but the journey. Knowing your purpose in life doesn't make life meaningless though. It's what you do with that purpose that makes you who you are. Your purpose in life may be to serve your God. If you do nothing, than that is meaningless but if you use your purpose to better the lives of others, than your journey was meaningful. Achieving your dreams and goals is not the end of the journey. It means that you will live more of your life enjoying who you are. We cannot control destiny but if we work at our lives we can control the path we take. Thus discovering our purpose and hopefully living it. ‹(°¿°)›

That's what it's all about. Bettering yourself by bettering others lives around you, through the blessings of God. ‹(°¿°)›