What is the Purpose of Life

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I read somewhere some time back, on what breakthrough the Homo Sapiens (Human species) went through, compared to all other animals, was that we started to think and ask for the purpose of our life while the rest were still only in the survival mode (eat, sleep, reproduce) till today.

Some people ask what's the purpose of our life.  Some remarked that since everyone is to die anyway, why the need to work hard.  I, too, have been searching for the answer for a long time.  There is no right or final answer.

This is my thinking now.  I feel that the most important thing for human kind is survival of the species (just like all other living organisms).  It will be a terrible loss if the human race were to be wiped out.  All the ingenuities, creations & innovations, art, philosophy, diversities, which are not likely to be replicated by another species on earth.

Hence we all need to do our part to ensure that humans will live till the end of time.  Start small by doing a good job in whatever we do, be kind to each other, help each other. Contribute in whatever way we can, using the unique talents and skills in each of us.  Do not involve in acts that destroy the species, from violence, to hurting the earth. [Leave the big stuffs (like space programs) to the experts.]

How do we start?  By having inner peace.  Getting angry does not solve the problem.  Being fierce or unreasonable does not make us better.  The first step : focus on things that are within our control.  If we can do something to change the path of an event that we cannot control, focus on that something, rather than on the event.

There are many articles on the internet on how to have inner peace.



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