hmm im trying to think. what about those people that become a vegetable or u know they just stuck in a coma forever. wouldn't that be an empty life tho? Would we then say maybe that's unlucky and that was their destiny and purpose in life?
What do you consider an empty life? I will go deep in thought with you :P. maybe example, this person is a serial killer will we consider that as a purpose because he found his purpose was to kill people but maybe from our perspective it could seem like an empty life but from his view he's completely living his life's purpose.
I know I sound crazy. I'm not sure if I'm explaining it right. You don't have to respond either lol I just think it's interesting to have these kinds of talk
Hehehe. Well, just as I have been taught in church, someone who isn't living his or her purpose might be one who isn't doing what he or she is supposed to do. For example, if you are called to guide kids and you went in the way of working as a banker because you feel that's the way to enjoy life and accumulate lots of wealth, things might go wrong along the way, making that person lose all he has worked for. In the end, the person would go back to leading kids just as his or her purpose.
Another scenario like that of someone who is a serial killer, he isn't yet fulfilling his purpose because why would God decide that a person's purpose is to kill? No, no one dares takes the lives of another person. So, to me, such a person is living an empty life until he retrace his steps and find his purpose.
That's my input.
So, in my best understanding, to discover one's purpose, of course, you have to pray about it. Then something which works best again is to identify what you love doing right from time, something you find so easy to do. That may be your purpose. But of course, no one should neglect the place of prayer to know what they are exactly called to do or become.
but there are people that don't go to church or don't have a religion so how will they know if they are called to guide kids. Or if their purpose was to not kill people. Like some people bad things happen to them, then their "purpose" became to get revenge something like that (maybe this is to the extreme side but it does happen) Some people get bullied in school, then they just come with a gun somewhere and kill people we see stories of that before online.
I do understand your point of view though that god probably didn't have the purpose for a person to kill even though I don't really believe in religion no offense or anything.
In this part I'm not too sure about the prayer part because I don't have that experience but I do agree with the second sentence you said which is something we have to identify and love doing.
Sorry if I went too deep but I feel maybe we have a different thinking on this topic and a part of that has to do with religion and probably other various factors that we experienced throughout our life. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I still think you're a great person and you're doing great in what you're doing.
Oh wow. We all are different and there are some who do not like anything religious and they find it hard to digest the part of prayer or anything related to the Almighty being who is God in this case.
Well, that is just my point of view and I am also glad to be able to know a little about your perspective on this also.
Yes we are all different. It's ok there's nothing wrong with your point of view or mine either. As long as we are doing good for the world I don't think it matters too much. It's like different roads we take but we are ending at the same place. I'm not sure if this makes sense