Purpose

Purpose.......I believe we all have a purpose, I also believe that much unhappiness and emptiness comes when you live a life without purpose.  One of my students and I talked about this tonight before class, we both admitted we had friends and relatives who seem to just exist........with no purpose......they do nothing.

I have heard younger students mention often that they want to live their lives doing nothing........I can't comprehend that.......how can you do nothing? Not day after day, year after year.  Joy comes from service and caring.  Helping others, teaching, loving, sharing, volunteering........I think humans are wired for purpose....and when there is no purpose.........the emptiness steals your soul.

Something else that I have observed around people who seem to have no purpose........all their thoughts and actions become directed inward, on themselves. Pain often subsides or disappears when you help someone else.....even a hobby, a passion, doing what you love, serves as purpose.

Most of us, at some point lose our way, or we fall by the wayside........but after awhile, we remember our purpose, our reason for being here and we continue.  I think fear keeps many from finding or pursuing their purpose.  Fear robs you of life......you may be alive.....but fear will stop you from living........fear will tell you there is no purpose, there is no reason you are here.

Purpose, if you find yourself wavering, wondering if you really have a purpose.........first think about what you loved doing as a child, next think about what you would do, if you could do anything with your life, go anywhere, do anything............somewhere in the middle lies the truth........your purpose.