What is your personal purpose for life?

[bleeb]

Spread my seed to as many females as possible to increase the reproductive success of my genetic line/heritage.

 

[jjzelinski]

To live and let live. It's not complicated.

 

[Willoughbyva]

My perpose is to live and come into contact with people. Who knows what I or they gain from this interaction.




I also believe in God, but probably differently than other people.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Get as far as I can and accomplish something

 

[Aquaman]

In my younger days I would have said ......... Live fast, die young and leave clean underwear

Now.......... I just want to lead a long happy life with my family & friends

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Mojoed]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
In my younger days I would have said ......... Live fast, die young and leave clean underwear

Now.......... I just want to lead a long happy life with my family & friends and hit up a few Canucks games

Cheers,
Aquaman

Fixed.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Get as far as I can and accomplish something

What kind of accomplishments?

 

[LeiZaK]

To understand why I have made the choices I made (and to learn what those choices are).

 

[Promethply]

To sow my wild oats , just like most other organisms

 

[Gravity]

To work with kids. I have worked with at-risk youth for 18 years. I seem to be getting better while the kids seem to be getting worse. The need is great but they pay isn't. Unless, of course, you see them as eternal beings too.

 

[Patt]

To explore the world around me, meet new people, experience new things and eventually procreate before returning to the earth to be recycled again. Oh, and to make my wife the happiest she can be!

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: Carrot44
None I am unable to have children so none at all

Are you unable to adpot?

 

[Saint Nick]

my life will be complete when i am married and have a steady job with a loving wife.

sounds cliche but its how i feel.

 

[CPA]

My life will be complete when the following happen during my lifetime:

1) Denver Broncos win SB - DONE!
2) New York Yankees win WS - DONE!
3) Syracuse Orangemen win BBall National Championship - DONE!
4) Syracuse Orangemen win Lacrosse National Championship - DONE!
5) Syracuse Orangemen win Football National Champion ship
6) Denver Nuggets win NBA Championship

Two more to go, then I can die.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: CPA
My life will be complete when the following happen during my lifetime:

1) Denver Broncos win SB - DONE!
2) New York Yankees win WS - DONE!
3) Syracuse Orangemen win BBall National Championship - DONE!
4) Syracuse Orangemen win Lacrosse National Championship - DONE!
5) Syracuse Orangemen win Football National Champion ship
6) Denver Nuggets win NBA Championship

Two more to go, then I can die.

I think you'll live forever.

 

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Good threads tonight.

I don't have a purpose. Well, I'm sure that I do have one, I don't believe that God's random like that, but I sure don't know what my purpose is yet. Seems that the closer I try to draw to my purpose and to the One who knows what that purpose is the more disconnected and isolated I feel and the less I believe I have in common with my fellow man. It's like every time I get close, something in me goes dead and numb. Perhaps my only purpose is to get past that, I don't know.

What do you mean when you say "I don't believe that God's random like that"?

I don't believe that we're created just to be observed milling about. I think that there are things in our lives that God wants us to do and goals that He wants us to achieve. Now, I don't think that every purpose has to be great and amazing like the calling of Mother Theresa to help the poor or Albert Schweitzer's building hospitals in Africa, but I believe that there are things God wants each of us to do, things that are set out for us. Perhaps for the time being mine is simply to hold onto the belief that there is some purpose to my life and something that He wants me to do.

ZV

I was going to ask, When the heck did you become a Christian or religious? What's with the uncertainty you seem to have? I'm sure you've always had it, but you used to disguise it, pretending to be confident about your path and direction. Is the new you just a maturity sign? :/

 

[aswedc]

To have made a positive impact on the world.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: DearQT

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Good threads tonight.

I don't have a purpose. Well, I'm sure that I do have one, I don't believe that God's random like that, but I sure don't know what my purpose is yet. Seems that the closer I try to draw to my purpose and to the One who knows what that purpose is the more disconnected and isolated I feel and the less I believe I have in common with my fellow man. It's like every time I get close, something in me goes dead and numb. Perhaps my only purpose is to get past that, I don't know.

What do you mean when you say "I don't believe that God's random like that"?

I don't believe that we're created just to be observed milling about. I think that there are things in our lives that God wants us to do and goals that He wants us to achieve. Now, I don't think that every purpose has to be great and amazing like the calling of Mother Theresa to help the poor or Albert Schweitzer's building hospitals in Africa, but I believe that there are things God wants each of us to do, things that are set out for us. Perhaps for the time being mine is simply to hold onto the belief that there is some purpose to my life and something that He wants me to do.

ZV

I was going to ask, When the heck did you become a Christian or religious? What's with the uncertainty you seem to have? I'm sure you've always had it, but you used to disguise it, pretending to be confident about your path and direction. Is the new you just a maturity sign? :/

There is an old Chinese curse, "May your fondest wish come true." Mine did. I'd come around and made my peace (so I thought) with God, graduated from college, and gone across the country with everything I had in order to make something of myself. Fell into a position at arguably the best financial firm in the country, in the business unit that is the company's golden child and I set myself up at 14+ hour days with visions of the 40%+ bonuses and found out that it was all empty. Fell back on brashness and bravado once again and destroyed much. Life hit back and I saw that I'd pushed away any support. I saw how much I'd isolated myself. I despaired. Then after a time I decided that what energy I could muster would be put into rebuilding what I'd destroyed.

Short answer is that there's just nothing left at the end of the day to fuel that anymore. The pilot light is still there and there are some things that will still bring out a younger me, but I'm more careful about what I choose to fight for now.

As far as disguising it, no. I don't believe I ever did. I was actually foolish enough that I'd convinced myself that I truly was certain. I was foolish enough to have no doubt.

ZV

 

[clamum]

Might as well have some fun while I'm alive.

 

[upsciLLion]

Trying to enjoy it while I'm still around.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
There is an old Chinese curse, "May your fondest wish come true." Mine did. I'd come around and made my peace (so I thought) with God, graduated from college, and gone across the country with everything I had in order to make something of myself. Fell into a position at arguably the best financial firm in the country, in the business unit that is the company's golden child and I set myself up at 14+ hour days with visions of the 40%+ bonuses and found out that it was all empty. Fell back on brashness and bravado once again and destroyed much. Life hit back and I saw that I'd pushed away any support. I saw how much I'd isolated myself. I despaired. Then after a time I decided that what energy I could muster would be put into rebuilding what I'd destroyed.

Short answer is that there's just nothing left at the end of the day to fuel that anymore. The pilot light is still there and there are some things that will still bring out a younger me, but I'm more careful about what I choose to fight for now.

As far as disguising it, no. I don't believe I ever did. I was actually foolish enough that I'd convinced myself that I truly was certain. I was foolish enough to have no doubt.

ZV

Interesting post.

 

[JoeI]

Finish High School,College, find a job, do what I like, achieve peace of mind, marry, have children, raise them in happiness, watch them grow, pursue my own hobbies, stay faithful to God, Grow old with my wife, die.

 

[Willoughbyva]

I think really achieving peace is one of the things I have desired since I was a little child. I have found to not let things worry me as much as I used to. I do want more out of my life, but not at the expense of losing my peace of mind. I want to find something interesting to do and do it.