Do you know what is your purpose in this World or Galaxy or Universe…?
That brings the next question, “Are we
supposed to know our purpose?”, Even if
we do, “Are we capable of understanding and recognize our true purpose?”… A lot
to think, let me take you through a short journey from my perspective.
We always talk about successful people and heroes, but shouldn’t
everyone have a purpose? There was this very successful man, who excelled in
his trade. One day, an interviewer asked him about his success. He mentioned
that his father was a failed businessman and drug addict who didn’t take care
of the family and died early. So, the son was determined not to be like his Father
and turned his life around. Now, think about it, what was the purpose of his
Father??
The perspective differs from person to person. When we study
someone (maybe a family member or someone whom we admire or popular
personality), we will have different perspectives of their life. There are
several influential factors; such as our
knowledge, our beliefs, etc.… For example, have
you ever thought about what was the purpose of Hitler? Won’t you agree there
are different versions based on different perspectives?
Now, let's go back to the
initial questions. “Are we supposed to know our purpose?”, Even if we do, “Are we capable of understanding
and recognize our true purpose?”. Hypothetically, let's say if we are capable of
identifying our purpose, would everyone in the world agree to that? Do
we need to spend our precious time chasing
to define our purpose or would it be wise to stay on the flow of life?
The world around us continually
imposes us to define our purpose based on fame, wealth, health, etc. I have been continuously redefining my purpose over the past several years. During childhood, I thought to live a good life the society is all one needs (mostly influenced
by parents), during adolescent age, I thought my life should be in a monastery as
a Priest, later in my 20’s everything was shifted towards money, now in my 30’s
I feel living a healthy life is all that matters,.. Don’t know what the future
holds for me? But, don’t you agree we all keep redefining our purpose in life. While
taking a closer look into my life, I don’t
believe it was me who was trying to redefine the purpose of my life; it was
the circumstances. Why are we forced into situations
that define the purpose of our life?? Do You or I have any control over defining our
purpose in life??
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