What is your sole purpose for this lifetime?

lestersia SG

abc123_ws quoted:
Maybe you would like to share with me your thoughts on the meaning of life? Are you prepared to sacrifice " to discover the sole purpose of your existence?

My quote:
Have attempted to find out what is the meaning of life, or before this, What is life? There is a book entitled "Life" written by Daisaku Ikeda and it has a profound thought and is one of the books I considered tough to read and understand. However, to "sacrifice" to discover the sole purpose depends on what will eventually happen after the sacrifice, that is I must predict something or expect something after the sacrifice.

abc123_ws quoted:
And my reply to your question, not all humans are programmed to live in that postulated manner.

And if humans were said to be programmed, then what is this experience of freewill that i, as a human, experience? Perhaps I am not human? For we do not see the freewill in others except in ourselves, makes us Gods.

My quote:
soon, humans will try to be "Gods". Look at what they are doing now, attempts have been made to clone humans. The desire is there, and that will not prevent them from not "programming a human's way of life using cloning methods"

The desires of these scientists are, and what we can also expect:
1. a perfect body physique
2. a mind strongly influnenced to uphold peace
3. tissues that can repair itself in the human body
4. more defences against harmful bacterias
5. improvision on certain organ vulnerability to enable a human to achieve feats never attempted before

I view this as life manipulation, and has its good and bad qualities. this issue can be tackled as a chicken and egg issue, where you see 2 different camps of supporters.

Freewill has its relative ties to the sub concious mind, once uncovered, the desire to change or "program" it for the sake of "goodness" will be too strong to deny. As history has long produced evil leaders with evil purposes (Qin Emperor, Hitler, Pol Pot, Milosvec, Osama), it will be even convincing for the scientist to manipulate mankind of the future.

Then, will we still have the "freewill" to find out our sole purpose in life?

YawnYawn SG

worX when did we got so close?lolx

blackhair SG

lets copulate

YawnYawn SG

ehhhhh sorry i quote the whole junk but where can i find the book,"life" ???

Klactovak SG

lestersia,

i'm already breathing that way. anyway, i saw the moon on that night on 4 & 5th of Feb. It was round and bright, all i was doing was breathing very slowly under the moonlight. the wind was blowing the clouds across the moon, and when they passed the moon, they light up like little illuminated fluffs.

So what is your purpose in life? It's only fair if you share them with us. promise i won't make fun or laugh at your sole purpose.

Klactovak SG

Lestersia,
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The Zen teacher's dog loved his evening romp with his master. The dog would bound ahead to fetch a stick, then run back, wag his tail, and wait for the next game.

On this particular evening, the teacher invited one of his brightest students to join him - a boy so intelligent that he became troubled by the contradictions in Buddhist doctrine.

"You must understand," said the teacher, "that words are only guideposts. Never let the words or symbols get in the way of truth. Here, I'll show you."

With that the teacher called his happy dog. "Fetch me the moon," he said to his dog and pointed to the full moon.

"Where is my dog looking?" asked the teacher of the bright pupil.

"He's looking at your finger."

"Exactly. Don't be like my dog. Don't confuse the pointing finger with the thing that is being pointed at. "All our Buddhist words are only guideposts. Everyman fights his way through other men's words to find his own truth."
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This i cut and paste from somewhere. The thing is your thinking is like the finger pointing to the moon. all you need to do is live in the moment. try breathing, it works.

jayhawk SG

Quote:" Is it to only earn money? survive, get married, have kids, live till old age, and die?

Or simply you dont care at all? You just move on as life dictates you, and never ask why are you doing what you are doing now? Like some people say, you exist for the purpose of existing."

I wondered about this before 5 years back and never got myself any satis answer! i suppose it is just the attitude you choose to adopt in life! to find the your purpose or just to go with the flow! most of us just flow with others, buying car, condo...

It is good that you still look at the moon, and sky, although it is limited here!

just another quote for us to ponder!

"Twenties years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream!" - Mark Twain, Writer 1835 - 1910

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