What is purpose?
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Purpose
is the very reason you exist. Purpose can be said to be the utmost goal of our
life, which directs our life. Purpose can be said to be the reason why we are
here on earth.
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As
a great Indian philosopher wrote ;
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"When
you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your
thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your
consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great
and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive and you
discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself
to be."
How Do Find Your Purpose?
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Millions
of people have asked the question. Why am I here?
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Is purpose God given or not? There are a lot of people today who
are confused and worried about how to find their purpose in life. A number of
people who are religious are seeking to hear from God about what their purpose
is. The issue is that hearing God in another ball game entirely. Are they able
to hear God? Someone has funnily said ‘if you talk to God, it is called prayer,
if God speaks to you, it is called schizophrenia! I wonder how many people
actually hear God in clear consciousness without being labelled mentally
ill! Some other line of argument goes
that purpose is not actually God-given because God is not rigid. Purpose, they
claim is the result of the sum total of our lifetime experiences. Some believe
that we can actually choose our own purpose just as they believe that your
destiny is in your hands. They argue that God has placed us here and whatever
purpose we make of it is up to us. What do you believe?
