Have you found your life's purpose?

[lost in a sea]

I hate when people say they want to "help other people" or something along those lines as the meaning of life. I agree that making others happy is the way to make yourself happy, but living a good life free of ill intent is all the karma others need to straighten themselves out. Change must come from within(your pocket), not without.

no one said it was the meaning of life,, the thread is about peoples purpose in life,, there's a big difference,, for one thing the meaning of life is totally subjective and without a solid definition, but someones purpose is whatever they feel it to be,,

id be more careful how you use the word hate,, i think you mean you dislike it alot,,

once you are happy with yourself then making others happier is a good way of making things better for all concerned,, but obviously dont put yourself out if you arent being rewarded on some level,, there is no selfless act,,

 

[BrnCow]

Just do something dammit! He who sits on his ass and waits loses! If you don't have a job, get up like you do. Money is made from 6 a.m to 6 p.m. so make sure you are up and ready to work during those times.Day labor starts at 5:30 a.m. and you have to be there at that time ready to go. If you don't go out then go apply for a few jobs and then go back to the house and if you can't come up with some local work from the neighbors or something, work at the house and keep the place up and cleaned. No sitting on your ass till after 6 p.m. And remember "don't say can't - Say can't hardly" !

 

[NashvilleN]

I was meant to suffer the anguish of not knowing if anything means anything. God is a bit of jerk, hypothetically.

My self-imposed meaning includes caring for animals, growing for myself and others, irritating smug fools from a safe distance...and a lot of masturbation.

 

[analogue]

A sense of purpose just IS.

 

[Hash Zeppelin]

Purpose.

more purpose

 

[skullznroses]

Deep Thoughts

Deep Thoughts

no one said it was the meaning of life,, the thread is about peoples purpose in life,, there's a big difference,, for one thing the meaning of life is totally subjective and without a solid definition, but someones purpose is whatever they feel it to be,,

id be more careful how you use the word hate,, i think you mean you dislike it alot,,

once you are happy with yourself then making others happier is a good way of making things better for all concerned,, but obviously dont put yourself out if you arent being rewarded on some level,, there is no selfless act,,

This wasn't aimed at you BTW. I knew I had a chance of pissing you off, because of my comments placement in the thread. Sorry.

Im kinda of a caveman I guess. Yes, dislike it a lot,, but in my mind I "hate it",, even though that implies me creating all this anger at the world and labeling people, causing inner turmoil,, Bad Things I promised Jesus Id never do again (Not).

Your last line is the elegant way of making my point...

There is no selfless act. (I like this)

So many people want to be seen as helping others,, yoga teachers,, social workers,, teachers,, and so often they aren't doing anybody any favors and just serving their ego. Don't get me wrong, I respect my yoga teacher, and I am a teacher(of sorts), so its not like Im a monster.

Its just that I feel like the whole world is trying to help me sometimes, and Im like, "Help me, why don't you just leave me alone, and stick to your own backyard?" I just don't see the next POTUS helping me move my bowels any better if you know what I mean.

 

[still pluggin]

life's purpose is to die, the rest is just pseudo intellectual mental masturbation.

So no, not yet. unfortunately I think I'm pretty close though.

 

[HempKat]

Depends on what you believe if you believe in Survival of the fittest then your only purpose is to survive and reproduce. If you believe life was all just some random chance thing then there is no purpose life just is. If you believe in most any religion your purpose is to choose between good and evil.

The way I see it life doesn't have to be full of purpose it just needs to be fullfiling.

 

[Snoopster]

My Dear Family,
Guess what. Today I found out what my special purpose is for. Gosh what a great time I had. I wish my whole family could have been here with me. Maybe some other time as I intend to do this a lot. Every chance I get. I think next week I'll be able to send some more money as I may have extra work. My friend Patty promised me a blow job.
Your loving son,
Navin.

 

[vonforne]

Purpose.

more purpose

 

[mrwags]

Purpose.

more purpose

To be respectful and do my best to be a good person I thin k in doing that the rest will follow.

Oh and the above pics Yeah I got that and it makes it a hell of a lot easier to share the love when your so damn happy all the time so for you lady's that think that's all we think about well yes BUT it does have it's purpose.


Good Thread
Mr.Wags

 

[FunkBomb]

The purpose of life is whatever you think is right according to your thought process. Some people like to run around killing other people. Some people like to run marathons. Some people like to work a job they don't like so they can go out on the weekends. It's all the same in the end, it just depends how it may or may not affect other people.

A better question to ask is, can I accept this?

-Funk

 

[SetHeh]

My purpose in life is to become a better human being (not that I'm bad, evil, or anything...) so that I can make other people happier, and to help others and to ease their pain & suffering. It may sound like I have my head in the clouds, but I'm a Buddhist and aspire to live up to the Bodhisattva ideal.

 

[paulo73]

My purpose is to live until i die and make the most out of it.It´s a one time ride.
Love is the door, happiness the Key

 

[blackmarket]

What about "right now as being right then...when it was...and here it comes again....RIGHT THEN! Are we there yet?

 

[HUGE]

maybe because lifes not about finding yourself but creating yourself

If I hadn't made me
I would've been made somehow
If I hadn't assembled myself
I'dve fallen apart by now

If I hadn't made me
I'd be more inclined to bow
Powers that would have swallowed me up,
but thats more than I can allow
If you let them make you,
they'll make you paper-mache

At a distance your strong
until the wind comes,
then you crumble and blow away.
If you let them fuck you,
there will be no foreplay.

But rest assured
they'll screw you complete
'til your ass is blue and grey.

You should make amends with you.
If only for better health.
But if you really want to live,
why not try and Make Yourself?

 

[mrcreosote]

I have found, as the years have passed, that I have reassessed my priorities to encompass a high degree of diminished expectations as to my role in the cosmic fabric.

At this point,it's pretty much down to keeping as many parts as I can intact as to provide a satisfying repast to produce some future quality earthworm castings.

Sure, I know I'm not exactly aiming for the stars here, but the upside is that I will hopefully attain my goal and not suffer the crushing disappointment of failure.
When put in it's proper context, we shall all bow when Mr. Grim comes calling, so no matter what life serves up for dinner it's all pretty much gravy and biscuits considering the alternative.
Shoot for some hog-maws on the plate, and if you get em, spread em around a bit if you can.

That's bout it.

 

[Weird]

live life to its fullest for ti is far too precious to squander

 

[Snoopster]

I never squander ti.

 

[ion]

ah, the duality of it all.

purpose; to live.

produce or consume......i believe there is a collective consciousness. could include just huminz but is prolly inclusive of anything sentient.

ina long enough timeline, the epoch we're in is .....teenage? lots of aware people recognize love is all and the cure to all, yet look at the world we live in and its subterfuge, war, hate, greed, pissing and shitting(+worse) all over the house we live in making future generations gauranteed to hate us

as a species, we have some hard lessons to learn and a long, hard road until we "hit bottom" so to say, and the opportunity presnets itself for huminz to grab bootstraps, pull up, and quit feeding negative entropy.

i feel that is OUR purpose....


as for an individual purpose....my purpose....easy! to be me, theres nothing else i'm capable of.

dont i make it sound so easy.