What is the purpose of life?
How do we tell what that purpose is on our own? Will it come to us suddenly one fine day or in the middle of a dream at night and we shout 'Eureka' and jump up with recognition?
Do we wait for a sign from the heavens or go about our life's business anyway and discover it on our own? If we sit around waiting for things to happen to us, only one thing happens: we continue to sit around on our butts and guess what? NOTHING HAPPENS!! So obviously, sitting around ain't the solution. That's like a status quo solution for a status quo situation, one that results in a status quo decision!!
They say one must 'make things happen, will them to happen' etc. We need to also ACT on them so that atleast SOMETHING happens. Atleast then, choices arise and decisions can be made.
Let's say we think X is the purpose of my life, or for more confounded souls, X, Y, and Z are also purposes, how do we decide which is the ideal one we should be pursuing?
Can one's purpose in life keep changing as life goes on? Or is it something that remains constant and keeps empowering you? Mind you, I am not referring to one's goals in life. Those (atleast the ones that are realistic) can be achieved. And once that milestone has been crossed, then what? Yes, the next goal. So we are not discussing goals here...those can be set, aimed at, and realised.
Yes, I'm seeking answers. All I seem to get are never ending questions in my head.
So how does one go about living one's life? Is it about living each day to the fullest? If so, then do you :
1) Live each day as if it were your last day on earth?
OR
2) Live each day as if it is your first day on earth?
10 comments:
life has no purpose
there is no right
there is no wrong
live each day like there is no tomorrow. live on the edge. take risks. make friends. you only live once.
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@jane
this was too serious. no scope to harass you here. sorry to disappoint you.
Did you come from one of those high priced lectures right now ?
Well, my purpose in life keeps changing and there is never one purpose.
I guess the best philosopy is to do best what you get to do every day? And future paths will keep coming.
I agree with green satya... Do what you are doing to the best of your abilities and take risks along the way doing new things - learning new stuff... It all counts to make life an interesting experience... But can you ever define a goal for your life - it changes with time and it defines what you do and how you do it..
I am in no mood to ponder...I did that earlier...yagain yagain nahi hota.....how abt a NEW post !!!!!
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Its a waste of time & effort 2 even think in these lines... :P
Have fun... as much as u can... and in the process if it strikes u or u r lucky enuf 2 realize... its kewl...
...If not... then... another time, another place, may b even another birth... :P
For a start... Make a list of 10 things u wanna do b4 30... and get started! Right now! Lolz...
Lets see you take a comic's stance on this one.
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#Shek,
Tsk, tsk, that was such a watered down version of 'trying to harass me'...wouldn't call it much of an attempt! ;) :P
#Satya,
The best lessons in life are free, if only we could see it...its all around us! :P (how high funda does that sound ;))
#BaL,
Nice thoughts indeed, but you too are thinking in terms of a goal and not the purpose. The purpose can only be one, else it wouldn't be a purpose now, wouldn't it? Think about it.
#Neihal,
Your single minded purpose in life is to harass people to update their blogs?! :P
#Iceman,
You sound like the squirrel from the Ice Age movie, hahahaha! :D
#Shek,
A TAG??? God help.
So from the donkey in shrek to the squirrel in iceage? Is that a promotion or a demotion? Lolz... [:D]
#Iceman,
You can take it whichever way you choose to! :P
Nice thght ...plz let me know if u get anywhere close to the answer [:)]
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