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Are there any special purpose in our life other than eating, drinking, sleeping, making merry, quarrelling, amassing wealth, criticising others and such other silly things?

Noyi 6 Oct 9
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The physical things, eating, drinking, sleeping, are not purposes but biological necessities that are common to us all.

Being loved and loving others is purpose enough for me. All others things, creativity, job satisfaction, etc. are to attain this purpose.

This is exactly how I feel. If I can feel fulfilled, feel like I'm discovering new things, and learning new ways to grow, then I'm happy and my purpose feels like it's being met. You're beautiful inside and out, TT.

@PolyWolf back atcha PolyWolf...part of feeling fulfilled and having purpose is meeting complete strangers who feel and live as you do...glad to have done so...

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Personal growth. I think most if not all things flow from it.

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When I stopped believing that life must have a purpose I also stopped worrying if I was doing it right.

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Is this a trick question?

No. Not at all.

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Sure, anything YOU want to make. It is mostly entirely up to you.

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The fundamental purpose of all life is propagation.

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You need to supply your own meaning aside from all the biological requirements. The Dalai Lama suggests that helping others provides meaning, and if that's not possible, don't harm others.

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Creativity in all it's glorious forms...

Btbd Level 7 Oct 9, 2018
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Try and improve the lives of those you meet

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That sounds to me like a wasted life. It's important to be happy, but it's at least as important to help others, to broaden your horizons, to protect the environment, to advance civilization, and just generally to leave the world a better place.

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If you haven't created it, no.

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Teaching, learning, going somewhere new, changing my mind and the minds of others and so much more.

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you make your purpose. if what you listed is it for you, then no, there is no other purpose. if you can find another purpose, then yes, there is another purpose.

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You make it what you want.

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"Purpose" is a subjective concept. It's different things to different people.

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Well, there could be universal purpose and local purpose. Local purpose could wind up contributing to a universal purpose, but I don't see some grand scheme that humans are playing a part in. Even if we have a local purpose playing a part in a bigger scheme, there really isn't a way for us to figure out the universal purpose. Either I'm just not privy to that grand scheme because of my limited thinking ability and also being one of the subjects in the "experiment" with no knowledge of anything outside of my immediate local environment or existence or perception, or there isn't one.

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I don't think so personally

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I create art and music and literature. These things enrich those who view, touch, and listen to them. They are not about money, food, drink, merriment, criticism, or quarreling. Each one affects those that come into contact with them on an individual, personal, emotional level. I only hope they are enjoyed and speak to a person's sense of joy. If they aren't? At least I did what I could. I tried. I made. I gave.

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Creation, imagination, serving others. Pretty much my personal, self-imposed, purposes.

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With or without special purpose, it is a one way deal

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We (humans), have no more "special purpose in life" than do other primates swinging through the trees. Also, you left out throwing feces at interlopers in our territory.

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Hey, everybody, let's have some fun
You only live but once
And when you're dead you're done, so
Let the good times roll

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An even better response from Jerry Garcia!

When I was just a little young boy,
Papa said "Son, you'll never get far,
I'll tell you the reason if you want to know,
'Cause child of mine, there isn't really very far to go"

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