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Do you feel like you have a sense of purpose?

I've got a sense of life and respect for myself and the world.

Purpose seems to start growing out of these.

You don't need a 'purpose' to validate your life, your life validates your life :)
 
I'm passionate about many things. I love Salvador Dali yet there's no chance in hell that I will ever paint like him. I very much enjoy snowboarding but lets face it, I will never be good enough to be sponsored.

After all that being said, do I have a sense of purpose? Definatly.

Does it really matter if you don't really achieve anything in your life if you stop to see what there is around you? There will always be someone that is better than you at pretty much everything, I just lay back and admire it.
 
I believe that each human being has to find purpose and meaning in their own way, and nobody else can find it but ourselves. The specific path is irrelevant, unless speaking of your own. Even if their choices go completely against your deepest beliefs, their path is still the right one for them.

On the other hand, does this justify serial killers who believe that their purpose is to kill? Perhaps finding a beneficial purpose is more accurate :)
 
I'm loving some of these responses ....

especially the go with the flow attitude !

that is me, I don't havea specific purpose ... i just evenutally want to travel around the world and soke up the psytrance culture ! .... find that special someone ...

but more importantly truly enjoy those moments ... watching the sunrise/sunset ... smoking a joint in a lush location... those kind of things .. the simple things

i'd say if you feel you aren't feeling happy with life ... and you think some kind of purpose will help .. then cool, find a purpose ... but maybe direct your purpose at appreciating simpler things .. and then everything will be ... what it is
 
I believe there is purpose to my life... not that I have a clue what that purpose is... has nothing to do with my own personal interests.... mostly has to do with my life has always been eerily linear... never really had a choice on what I would do with my life... always had only one path that I could ever take, and whenever that path was no longer viable, a new path would open itself to me... everytime I try to take control of my future, outside influences make sure that my own plans don't pan out like I hoped... gives the impression that I don't really have control of my life and that I'm just along for the ride... been an interesting ride though... some good some bad... some just ugly, but it just makes you appritiate the good that much more...

I know in my heart that my life has purpose, I just won't know what it is until I get there...
 
I define sense of purpose as something one would like to do and there for gaining pleasure from it, feeling good/satisfied and knowing that he has rewarded by his effort he put's in by doing something. Also feeling that something one is doing has some meaning to it. That's said...

I don't exactly know my purpose, but at the given time of my life I relate it with my interest - biochemistry. I have always been intrigued of chemistry and especially biochemisrty. I read as many books as I can about this and related subjects. I also want to get job at this field. One sad thing is that there isn't many(more none) ways to practise it. I know you have to have theoretical base before you start messing with chemicals(things may turn bad if you don't know what you are doing), but how can one learn when there isn't ways to gain practical knowledge. What I'm trying to say here is that there are so little and hard to access fields(in your town or near you) to fulfill your interest and creativity.

Like mentioned before, higher education is the one way to know things and so you have wider understanding of yourself and to the world thats surrounds you. So you understand things more easily and there for you have knowledge to find out your calling more easily. It isn't strict way to find your purpose, but it defiantly can help.

One thing that I suggest to do is to experience many different things as possible. Say, you have in your local town art exhibition then go to see that. If you think you don't like to watch art exhibition then it's not the way to think. If you don't go there and never experience that, then you might never know what it has to give you. It isn't best example of my point... What I try to say here is that be open-minded and to things that you have thought about, but never have chance to do it. Just go and do it.

I must admit that it isn't that simple, but thees are the ways one could find out his purpose. I have interest to biochemisrty(I also relate it to my future job) and for now it is in some way my purpose, but I still feel that I don't know my true purpose that I would like to do. Only time will reveal my true calling:)
 
well it depends on who u are.

my porpose in your eyes could be that i was born to be a dick and piss on u whenever i can:D

but in my own eyes my pupose can be whatever i chose.anything from being a prick and detroying as much as i can before i die,or it could be giving back and bringing humanity a step up based on what iv been through.

so i think purpose all depends on who is percieving it,just like everything else.

some people are blind to there own purpose onto others,so i might have a purpose or i might not.but everything i do changes something around me and everything u do and say changes something around u as well as changes someone elses thoughts and this goes on into infinity,so maybe your just thinking of the greatness of the purpose when u should really be thinking how many purposes can u acheive?

maybe i dunno?
 
I'm here I beleive as one part of a greater conscienciousness that has devided itself to experience every possiblity of emotion action thought and creativity. I am here to acomplish as much as I possibly can with every day that I have to compete in the intellectual, stimuli seeking competition that is free from every sterotype and restriction that this world has ever had. I am here to learn as much as I possibly can about everything so that when I die where ever I go I can look whatever looks back at me straight in the eye and say "Damn straight I did all of that and I'd do each and everything over again because good or bad each choice was mine and everything that happened thought me something about the world and myself that I might not have learned any other way"

So yeah I guess I have a sense of purpose but then again the only restiction on that purpose is that I do something anything that makes me feel better about myself than if I just sat down shut up and thought and did what I was told to do
 
The Meaning of Life

I've recently been thinking that we give our lives temporary purposes. Human existence, I think, inherently has no meaning. We ascribe meaning to our lives on a personal basis. This is the burden of human freedom.
 
Sometimes (often in short bouts) I feel that a purpose is egoccentric self delusion. But then again, what isn't?
On the ultimate scale, every human experience is, but what does dwelling on such things achieve? nothing very practical.

Relative to every day existence and life success, purpose keeps me going. I like to, and feel I'm good at, giving creating and positive solutions to friend's and workmate's daily problems and dilemmas.
When emotionally tied to negative situations, it's hard to see things for what they are. At those time, upon request, I try to provide logical explanations to help sort out thoughts. This is something i seem to be very successful at and it gives me a very satisfying sense of purpose.
I work in the claims department of a massive heartless corporation, so these skills are tested daily with customers. On top of this, my abilities and belief in myself has been stretched immesurably by becoming the workplace union delegate, so I'm constantly butting heads with management and advising fellow emplowees of their rights.
Words can't describe the high I feel from helping relieve and replace stress in others with a sense of peace and security.
Where this leads in life, i'm not sure. I'd like to think I can get somewhere with my scriptwriting dream, but if I die in the meantime, or never get there, I know I've had some positive influence.


You know what's right. You know what's good. You knows what's positive. Find what makes you and those around you happy and then promote it. Live by example, regardless of what everyone else does.
Sometimes it can seem futile as you may not get the support (that you give) when you need it, but then it's easier to get through it by yourself when you remember the great sense of purpose you've created for yourself.
 
This is the burden of human freedom.

I made a comment in another thread similar to this...

It's funny how we as humans seem to crave and desire ultimate freedom...yet when we realise that we actually have freedom we consider it a burden....its rediculous.
 
For a long time I found myself in a place where I felt as if perhaps I had nothing to offer, That my life might end up being just a waste. I recently exited that state of mind upon being in the hospital. I came to realize, I have a way with words and helping other people figure things out. I also thought about myself, And how I can use my life experiences to help others help themselves with their own. I then came to this - I was meant to be a psychologist. I love helping others understand why they have problems and how to better themselves. I love to listen, Be a shoulder when someone needs it. I love feeling needed in that way, I love it when I am told that I have helped someone improve a situation by my words. I have now made it my goal in life to recover from my own problems, And use the knowledge that I have gained from each experience and use it towards helping others. I am very hopeful that I will end up working with people who have eating disorders and other problems that involve self injury, I seem to work best with these because I been there myself, I still *am* there with the eating disorder, but I have been provided with the tools to slowly better myself by my very own psychologist. I know that if I can make it though this, I can go for my dream and become successful just like God intended for me to be. Sometimes I sit back and think, God gave me this problem as a challenge to make me open my eyes to my greater purpose, And that is helping others help themselves.
 
From the Osho Zen Tarot (just food for thought :) this card always uplifts me whenever I pull it in a reading or just find it in the deck )

Card: Existence

From Master Osho: You are not accidental. Existence needs you. Without you something will be missing in existence and nobody can replace it. That's what gives you dignity, that the whole existence will miss you. The stars and sun and moon, the trees and birds and earth - everything in the universe will feel a small place is vacant which cannot be filled by anybody except you.

This gives you a tremendous joy, a fulfillment that you are related to existence, and existence cares for you. Once you are clean and clear, you can see tremendous love falling on you from all dimensions.

Card Description and Meaning: A naked figure sits on the lotus leaf of perfection, gazing at the beauty of the night sky. She knows that "home" is not a physical place in the outside world, but an inner quality of relaxation and acceptance. The stars, the rocks, the trees, the flowers, fish and birds - all are our brothers and sisters in this dance of life. We human beings tend to forget this, as we pursue our own private agendas and believe we must fight to get what we need. But ultimately, our sense of separateness is just an illusion, manufactured by the narrow preoccupations of the mind.

Now is the time to look at whether you are allowing yourself to receive the extraordinary gift of feeling "at "home" wherever you are. If you are, be sure to take time to savor it so it can deepen and remain with you. If on the other hand you've been feeling like the world is out to get you, it's time to take a break. Go outside tonight and look at the stars.
 
I feel also that my purpose at the moment is to discover more about who I am, what I am capable of and what things give me joy. I tend to be intuitive, and not plan things. I try to notice coincidences and not totally overlook them, and subtly try to realise if maybe there is something that the 'universe is trying to tell me'. If an opportunity arises for me to do something and it happens to be at a convenient time, and 'it feels right' then I will go ahead and take it, hoping that it will lead me onto something else that will help me realise something further about myself, my purpose or it will simply help me to grow further as a person. When I think about it....I do feel like I am often on the lookout for something...an inspirational quote, or a story or any idea that will pull me towards some direction or help me to realise something new.
 
Re: The Meaning of Life

inode said:
I've recently been thinking that we give our lives temporary purposes. Human existence, I think, inherently has no meaning. We ascribe meaning to our lives on a personal basis. This is the burden of human freedom.

Meaning is a byproduct of the consciousness.

Humans slowly developed a sentient mind, with which came self-perception.

Being able to perceive ourselves, we were conscious of our thoughts and actions.

Being conscious of our thoughts and actions and our sense of self, we began to question why our self was where it was.

With this search we derived purpose and meaning as we saw fit.

Nihilistic view: we are mammals, we are born, we die.

My view: we are here only to serve each other, attempt and find true happiness in another mind, consummate that love and do everything we can to help our fellow humans, because we are all connected as part of the Mind at Large.
 
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