There is a question most of us never seriously ask, and fewer of us ever convincingly answer, even to ourselves. It's the "What's it all about?" question and it comes in various forms:
WHAT'S THE MEANING OF LIFE?
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF LIFE?
WHAT'S THE GOAL OF MY LIFE?
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
The answers are as varied as the questions, including:
TO HAVE FUN
TO DO GOD'S WILL
TO SERVE OTHERS
TO MOVE THE WORLD
Each of those answers has a sub-question: How?
And a second sub-question: Am I certain of my answers?
Ironically, these pivotal questions are not only rarely seriously addressed, but the raising of them is disdained with a casual, blow away "Hey, Buddy, lighten up, you're too serious."
So we go through life often without knowing if we are going in the right direction, achieving less than we could if we only knew what it was we wanted to achieve. And some of us reach the conclusion that there are no answers to what glorious life is all about.
Is it time for questioning? The reward is energy, motivation, excitement, passion.
I have designed a set of T-shirts. On the back there is a choice: FUN, GOD'S WILL, SERVE OTHERS, MOVE THE WORLD. Or you can make one of your own.
Which one you want?
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