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Hey guys just wanted to ask everyone what they think the purpose of life is besides being happy? Do everyone want the american dream? Get a job, get married, have kids? Personally I find the american dreams pretty dull not that exciting, I just think there is more to life than that. Anyway what are your thoughts? =P
Good question, but has a hard answer.
Wow, that can go deep in many directions! I suppose it depends on the person, the culture, the religion... many factors really.
I love questions like these.
I really think the purpose of life is to learn to believe in yourself. Your life, as you know it, is seen through your eyes only, all things begin and end with you.
It's an amorphous and vague statement, but it takes a lifetime to understand.
I put it like a game of football: The purpose of life is simple. LEAVE NOTHING left when you die. Enjoy every moment, cherish every memory, hug hard, laugh aloud, cry when you need to, sing in the shower, toast to your friends, comsume good food, be a good friend, be a great parent, and leave no regrets behind!
So, for me, when I can go to bed, that one special day and say to myself, "I have nothing left to offer.." smile, and know I gave it my all, that will fulfill my purpose in life. Just make an impact, a good one at that.
You get one shot, so don't waste time that you cannot get back.
I'm living the irish dream in the middle of a recession! Crap crap and more crap,throw in some bills and that's the everyday for everyone...
But.. tonight making dinner I was dancing in the kitchen with my 8 year old,I could hear my older kids laughing in the lounge,I was wearing a pair of jeans that make my bottom look hot! I have a full box of cigs and a cup of coffee in front of me and I'm on annual leave till next tue.
Life is what you make it,find the joy,even ifs it's a pair of jeans that make your bottom look hot.
Isn't the irish dream to get drunk drunk and drunk? LOL JOKESQuote:
Originally Posted by redhed35
I think everyone has a different answer and that's the way it should be. Personally, I just don't want to live with regrets. I want to do what I want to do.
Red you got it! Like when my son and I put on the Beach Boys and throw down the couch pillows and we jump on them and surf... who cares. At that time that's what life is all about! The bills aren't going any where, the cleaning isn't going any where. But time does go by nonstop. So we surf and nothing else matters. Because tomorrow it could all be gone and then where would I be.
Well then enough said for the few of us. The purpose of life is not yesterday or tomorrow. Its what's today.
For me, I think the purpose in life is to make a difference. Somehow, some way, but to make a REAL difference.
Not necessarily in "the world," but in YOUR world. In MY world. In someone's life. In the lives of a community, a church, a gathering, a school, a home.
I think that the saddest thing is the thought of dying without effecting one person, making a difference in no one's life. That is truly sad.
So, for me, the purpose in life is simply to make a difference. :)
Honest. Didn't even read your answer... once again, Tiger, dear... once again... ;) You and me...Quote:
Originally Posted by kctiger
I look at life as a big highway. Your in the driver seat and in control of your destination. You can get off anytime or get back on anytime you want and if you get off at the wrong exit, you can always get back on the highway and go another way. Choices, choices, choices.
Purpose of my life... Huh... To be me, original, complicated, simple, smart, funny, confusing, weird, but most of all, just be me.
I asked my mother this question and she said "r Life is like a day off from work: The morning starts out with so much promise but by night fall you end up falling asleep wishing you'd done something else with your day." The only thing you can do with your life is live it, learn from your mistakes and others around you, and be happy with it.
The American dream? Not really, but I guess I fit the description.
The purpose of my life? There are so many purposes to my life. I am a wife, a mother, a lover, a daughter. I am complicated, happy, sad, angry and all the emotions in between. I am grateful to be here, grateful that I survived the things I've been through. I look forward to every day, minute, hour, second. I am!
There really isn't an easy way to answer this question. You are you, and therefore your definition of purpose will differ from everyone else's.
The most important thing is to like, heck, love who and what you are. No regrets, never look back, just live in the now and don't give up!
If I die tomorrow I can honestly say that I had a good life, even with the bad.
That was a bit sappy. What's wrong with me? ;)
I need to amend my purpose in life: To marry Megan Fox...
Carry on... :cool:
Hi everyone,
This is really an excellent question that everyone should be asking every minute of his life, I really give my appreciation to the thread initiator, thanks man
Actually people will have different answers only if they do not know the ultimate truth, as if they did everyone will have the same answer to this 1bln $ question, so
1st, everything must have a creator, so all things must have been created as it shows from the great designs of human parts, animals, skies and everything around us, so if we can agree there is a creator we solved the first problem
2nd, the creator would never create anything without a purpose, so there must be a purpose for everything created, even an ant that we might not know, this is because there is no way a great creator who created everything around us and us would create for fun
3rd, the creator must deliver the purpose to creatures in order to know it, and this in fact happened through messengers who delivered the message and if we search deep we will find all of them meet in one purpose and same objectives
The message is very clear, only humans among all other creatures (except one) were given the free well to choose good and evil, this is a privilege over all creatures because the reward is heaven that only humans (and the other creature) can enter.
So all other creatures like animals, water, skies... etc were created to serve humans in order to reach their purpose, that is to admit of the creator existence and obay the message, in return we win eternal life in heaven, or hell if not
The message is simple, the creator told us many things to do and many not to, such as we must work and invent things that are good for humanity, for animals, and make people happy, and communicate with good manners, and believe in heaven and hell... etc, and were told not to commit adultry because it harms our existence, not to kill innocents, not to harm animals... etc -- this is all part of the message
So we are here to work hard to earn the creator's mercy so we can go to heaven!
Why hell, because if with all things that the creator gave you such as eyes, mouth, ears, life,. and with all the signs he gave you and you still insist to disobay him, we don't deserve heaven
Am ready for more conversation anytime please feel free to challenge my beliefs, thanks
Guess we haven't met yet... I will be the first to call you on your beliefs..Quote:
Originally Posted by hmorrar
1) I fully understand people believe what they want, so I respect that
2) I HATE when people like you come on websites to spew their nonsense and beliefs onto other people
3) Humans are not the all powerful creatures you suggest they are, and I find it fairly ignorant to say that every other animal is "below" us and here to serve us. I will actually go as far as saying there has never been a more selfish, obnoxious and purely evil creature put on Earth than a human.
Take your religion and other stuff to a church. This ain't the place for it. That being said, if is Friday, so pass me some of the stuff you are smoking, and we can all get along... :cool:
Hello none:Quote:
Originally Posted by none12345
Don't confuse purpose with wants and desires... Our purpose here is to do nothing more than have babies.
excon
My friend, sorry to jump in like that, nonesense is your opinion and it is respected but;Quote:
Originally Posted by kctiger
Humans are the superior race, horses and cows don't go to heaven, they serve us and every other creatures not only animals, so the question is how we win heaven?
Actually you can't separate life from religion, religion is a way of life, for example, crossing a red life is forbidden, why because religion says don't harm anyone else who does not deserve it and don't endanger others, so it applies to crossing the red light
Raising our children right, treating our parents right, being nice to people, being hard at work, all that is within religion teachings, so tell me how we can only have religion at church and not at evey minute of our lives?
You are speaking of LAWS and MORALITY. I know that morals are in underlying forms of religion, but the two aren't inter-changeable.
You believe what you will. I think the two of us arguing about it would be a huge waste of time.
There are different theories as to why people do not break the law, and most of them have nothing to do with relgion. You can obey the LAW and not care at all about God or religion, but you usually can't be the other way around... of course, there have been a ton of people who have broken the law in the name of "religion."
Actually they are, but anyway, do you believe in a creator? If yes as most of the people do, did he create us for no purpose? If there is heaven and hell, wouldn't the purpose be winning heaven and saved from hell through following religion? Meaning believing and obeying where morals are part of this :cool:!Quote:
Originally Posted by kctiger
Hello h:Quote:
Originally Posted by hmorrar
I suppose I'd argue with the "who does not deserve it" part... Because you Christians apparently believe that gay people are endangering others and they should be harmed, and that I should be harmed because I smoke pot.
Nahhh, religion sounds all warm and fuzzy, and goody goody stuff. But you guys are REALLY dangerous!
excon
Your theory is flawed. In your eyes, you do things ONLY to get into heaven, thus you have no true goodness but to serve your own purpose, which, according to you, is to make your "creator" happy. You judge people based upon their beliefs and their lifestyle choices, that is supposedly dictated to you by your "creator." If this is the case, then OUR only purpose here is to serve our "creator," thus we are robots who just happened to be born with free will... I am confused.
Oh, and since "laws and morals" are inter-changeable with religion, then I pose this question: Why is adultry not illegal? Last time I checked, cheating on someone doesn't land you in jail... it is, however, highly unpopular according to religion.
What is the purpose of life?
I am going to be honest. I don't know. I haven't figured it out yet. Kepp in mind that I do not believe in GOD. I don't know about evolution, I live my life in a small town trying to live my life one day at a time. I have goals, aspirations, determinations. I have a job, I am engaged and I go to school. I do this because I want to. I don't think of "The American Dream", in todays' world the "The American Dream" is grealty altered from when it was first announced and desired. I have a job because I have bills and I want things, I go to school to make more money down the road (what? I'm only being honest) I am engaged because I love the girl I've grown up with and ask nothing more then her sweet sweet love. I only figured what's better then showing your ultimate affection and love then taking the final step.
I don't know why we are here on this earth and too quite FRANk. I don't care, like I said I don't believe in the almighty and the way things happen are fate. I've seen A LOT of good people suffer and bad people prosper.
It's all opinion.
Rick
Excellent Point KC
Hmorrar - your comment about animals not going to heaven (for instance horses and cows), of course they do. Animals are more peace loving than us humans any given day. If anything goes to heaven, the animals certainly do.
Indeed our purpose is to serve the creator, but we are not robots, this is why we have free well opposite to animals and other creatures, we do not judge others for their beliefs and religions, everyone is free to believe whatever he wants, its his acts that are to be judged. So you can believe that killing others is right, but acting by that is a crime!Quote:
Originally Posted by kctiger
Yes they are, but were not given the free well, they were created to serve humans in their journey, heaven is only for the creature who has free well as will as hell depending on his actionsQuote:
Originally Posted by starlite1
Am sorry I disagree and nothing in religion proves your theory
It's Friday my friend... haveth one of these: :cool:
It's fine to choose this as the question that matters most to you, as long as you respect the fact that other people may choose different questions to be concerned about. The only thing more off-putting than having somebody insist that they have the only right answer, is when they insist that theirs is the only legitimate question.Quote:
Originally Posted by hmorrar
The purpose of life? To survive and prosper.
The meaning of life? Now that's a different question!
Hmorrar, although you certainly have a right to your opinion, you do not have the right to shove your beliefs down our throats and tell us to swallow.
This is not the relgious forum, the question was not about God, so please, answer the original question and then move along.
If you want to discuss your religious beliefs then please feel free to go the religious forum and start a thread. I'm sure you'll get a lot of responses.
While you are here, stick to the topic at hand.
Thank you.
I will quit this subject for your sake, but am not sure why you think you can separate life and religion, may God show all of us the truth, thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Altenweg
You're not doing it for my sake, you're doing it because those are the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by hmorrar
As for your last comment about life and religion, they don't have to go together in order to live well.
Start your own thread in the religious forum, I'll go take a look, then we can discuss religion all you want. But here, on the relationships forum, you cannot push your religious beliefs on others.
Good luck.
Religion is from God and so is life, religion is to regulate life, sorry am quitting for your sake, am giving my thought about the purpose of life on how religion and life are bound, this is within the topic and not outsideQuote:
Originally Posted by Altenweg
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Hey guys, been away for a while. But yah lets stick to the topic at hand in this thread and start a thread in the religion forum, we ll be happy to check it out and post our stuff. We respect your beliefs that you believe the purpose of life is with God but I want to clarify,
it was my bad I guess the question was a little too vague but I meant it in a relationship sense with other humans, either friendship or love, and that's why it was posted in the relationship forum. Well I'm not exactly sure, does the relationship forum have anything to do with the relationship with God?
Anyway thanks for putting in your thoughts guys and KC last time I had a beer, I ended up having a major headache and couldn't sleep lol just seeing that pic brings back really bad memories =P.
Beer and bad memories, that's so sad. Maybe you should give it another shot. Don't be a quitter, keep trying! ;)
Lol that's what everyone told me. It was my first time and I chugged 6 cans and I was so dizzy, headache, suffering while trying to sleep etc. lol the smell of me gets me sick I don't think ill go near one ever again lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Altenweg
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