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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE


Introduction

Have you ever asked yourself why you are here in this world? Why God created you? Are you a part of a total scheme designed by God for a very important purpose? Or are you just a speck of dust thrown in this world of irrational uncertainties and living without any significant existence? Any rational human being who  becomes aware of his existence will naturally ask this question.  There usually  comes a point in time in a man's life when he will ask himself what his purpose in life is or perhaps  what the purpose of man's life is in general. If he has not encountered this question in school in his religion subject, he will probably ask a priest about it or some trustworthy philosopher. Now, it is quite important to know the right answer to this question because in case he finds the wrong answer and live accordingly, he would be committing a grave error in his life depending on how far from the truth the answer he finds. In the same manner that a person might probably destroy a device if he doesn't know how to use it, a life lived for the wrong purpose would lead to a wrong life. If for example a child finds a whiteboard marker in his room and doesn't know what it is and what it is for, what are the possibilities that he might just waste it away. If he pulls the cap and discovers the soft sharp edge of the marker, he might use it to tickle his ears and what happens? He will dirty his ears and waste the ink. In short, he will turn the marker into waste. That is precisely what can happen in your life if you don't know its purpose. You will put your life into waste if you don't live it according to its true purpose. (cf. Leo Trese, The Faith Explained)