Purpose
Posted: 15 Mar 2016 07:43
Having purpose in life can drive a human forward, yet it can also lead to times of stagnation and ruin.
Setting a goal and pursing it in life, always has it's challenges and also it's rewards.
Having no goals and no purpose in some regards has purpose as well, does it not?
However setting a course to improve one's self, one's environment, one's community and one's future is by far a more rewarding purpose.
Life's purpose is living and what you decide to do with that life is up to you, the purpose one gives to life varies from person to person, animal to animal, etc.
In life inspiration may come seemingly from no where and so to can despair, the universe can be a very complex place with many amazing mysteries, yet it can also be dull and bland.
Sometimes things may seem or maybe coincidences and the human brain like many other animals see these patterns.
It can be easy to connect the dots when you are the one connecting them, yet how those dots are connected maybe false.
How does a painter view their artwork compared to the viewer, how does a musician hear their music compared to the listener, How does the writer interpret their work compared to the reader?
I have stumbled across esoteric works in very peculiar places, just like I ended up stumbling across this site eventually.
I am thankful I have made these accidental discoveries, for they have given me new avenues of knowledge and wisdom to explore.
A man was lost in the wilderness and he wandered for days starved and cold, he was without hope.
As he journeyed onward through the wilderness he could feel his body beginning to fail him, he dropped to his knees and wondered why this happened to him.
As he collapsed on the cold forest floor, all went dark and the end seemed nigh as he closed his eyes.
Yet he awoke to a very new scene shortly after, a warm face greeted him and told him that they found them a few days ago in the woods.
They told the man they felt like he wasn't going to make it, but miraculously they were able to nurse him back to health.
The man was confused on how such a thing could've happened, how was he still alive how was he so lucky to be saved.
Through out this man's life he would go onto think how was he so lucky, was he saved from some sort of deity, was he simply lucky that the other person was there at the right time, or maybe he was dead and this was the afterlife.
Many questions ran through his mind, what the answer was he may never know, yet undoubtedly he would decide on what would happen next.
I feel as if many of you my fellow brothers and sisters are preserving wisdom of our day and age on this forum and even if it is only a small number that number seems great enough that something might be preserved for future generations.
It might just be a coincidence we have all come here, yet our actions after finding this site and finding other sources of information/wisdom are up to us.
Like the people who came before us we all can leave a mark in the cave, maybe at the time it might be arbitrary, but in the future it could inspire a whole species.
It could also be forgotten, overlooked, never discovered or even insulted, but at least something was achieved.
There are so many creations out in the world with epic tales to be told, ready to illuminate those who find them.
I know there will always be strangers in the wilderness ready to help out their fellow kin.
Even if that number maybe small they are beacons of hope for us all.
-Am I alone or am I surrounded by others I may one day be able to call my kin, yet too blind to notice them
Setting a goal and pursing it in life, always has it's challenges and also it's rewards.
Having no goals and no purpose in some regards has purpose as well, does it not?
However setting a course to improve one's self, one's environment, one's community and one's future is by far a more rewarding purpose.
Life's purpose is living and what you decide to do with that life is up to you, the purpose one gives to life varies from person to person, animal to animal, etc.
In life inspiration may come seemingly from no where and so to can despair, the universe can be a very complex place with many amazing mysteries, yet it can also be dull and bland.
Sometimes things may seem or maybe coincidences and the human brain like many other animals see these patterns.
It can be easy to connect the dots when you are the one connecting them, yet how those dots are connected maybe false.
How does a painter view their artwork compared to the viewer, how does a musician hear their music compared to the listener, How does the writer interpret their work compared to the reader?
I have stumbled across esoteric works in very peculiar places, just like I ended up stumbling across this site eventually.
I am thankful I have made these accidental discoveries, for they have given me new avenues of knowledge and wisdom to explore.
A man was lost in the wilderness and he wandered for days starved and cold, he was without hope.
As he journeyed onward through the wilderness he could feel his body beginning to fail him, he dropped to his knees and wondered why this happened to him.
As he collapsed on the cold forest floor, all went dark and the end seemed nigh as he closed his eyes.
Yet he awoke to a very new scene shortly after, a warm face greeted him and told him that they found them a few days ago in the woods.
They told the man they felt like he wasn't going to make it, but miraculously they were able to nurse him back to health.
The man was confused on how such a thing could've happened, how was he still alive how was he so lucky to be saved.
Through out this man's life he would go onto think how was he so lucky, was he saved from some sort of deity, was he simply lucky that the other person was there at the right time, or maybe he was dead and this was the afterlife.
Many questions ran through his mind, what the answer was he may never know, yet undoubtedly he would decide on what would happen next.
I feel as if many of you my fellow brothers and sisters are preserving wisdom of our day and age on this forum and even if it is only a small number that number seems great enough that something might be preserved for future generations.
It might just be a coincidence we have all come here, yet our actions after finding this site and finding other sources of information/wisdom are up to us.
Like the people who came before us we all can leave a mark in the cave, maybe at the time it might be arbitrary, but in the future it could inspire a whole species.
It could also be forgotten, overlooked, never discovered or even insulted, but at least something was achieved.
There are so many creations out in the world with epic tales to be told, ready to illuminate those who find them.
I know there will always be strangers in the wilderness ready to help out their fellow kin.
Even if that number maybe small they are beacons of hope for us all.
-Am I alone or am I surrounded by others I may one day be able to call my kin, yet too blind to notice them