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Purpose is the factor that gives meaning to anything in life. The way we will understand the meaning something has in our lives is by the purpose we have given it. This is why two people can read the same words and see a different meaning.
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We can never all agree on the same way of doing things because we are unique individuals. However, we can agree on purpose. If we share the same purpose, it will take us to the same place regardless of the different pathways we follow.
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When we’ve found our life purpose, there is no such thing as work, only life because our vision pulls us and we see no other option but to joyously follow.
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Things we might consider negative such as anger, pain, and disagreement are not necessarily a problem. What’s important is the purpose behind what we do with them.
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When we see life as an opportunity to share love, kindness, compassion, friendship or anything else that’s positive, this purpose makes life beautiful and meaningful because it connects us all.
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When we have a clear vision, we don’t get lost in details, futility and frustration. We use the vision to meet the goal. We adjust the specifics to remain faithful to the goal.
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Integrity is when what we do, say, and think are in agreement.
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People may perceive us as enemies when we don’t go along with their beliefs. And yet we’re simply following our own paths.
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Things in themselves are not necessarily positive or negative. What makes them so is the purpose. For example, if we use our anger to destroy people, it’s negative, if we use it to motivate ourselves to improve our lives, that’s positive.
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What makes things the same or different is not what they look like, but the purpose they share.
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The world we’ve chosen is already inside us. We act it out in our relationships.
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We are joined by our humanity. If our purpose is to acknowledge the joining that’s already there, we won’t see enemies. Only brothers and sisters who are sharing love or calling for it.
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I was working on a project with a friend. We both got to the same answer. I didn’t understand how she got to her answer, and she didn’t understand how I got to mine; however, we got to the same place because we understood the purpose of the project. Different means, same result because the purpose was the same. It’s interesting how everything always seem to come down to purpose. I think the meaning behind anything is always in the purpose.
If we teach people to understand purpose, they can each come up with their own unique way of getting there. It’s like teaching someone how to fish instead of giving them the fish. Then they can be free instead of depending on someone for the fish.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Friedrich Nietzsche said “Faith: not wanting to know what is true.” The difference between these two definitions of faith lies in their purpose. If the purpose of faith is to help us to keep moving toward freedom in spite of our fears, it’s helpful and positive. If the purpose of faith is to be a crutch to rely on rather than seeing for ourselves what is true, it becomes a prison. The meaning of faith lies in its purpose.
Alice Walker said “We must, all of us, learn actually not to have enemies, but only confused adversaries who are ourselves in disguise.” Winston Churchill said “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” The difference between these two statements has to do with where we’re coming from, which is the purpose. If our purpose is to join with others, we won’t see enemies. Only brothers or sisters who are sharing love or calling for it. However, even if we don’t perceive others as enemies, they might perceive us that way because we’re not following their beliefs. And yet, we’re not necessarily opposing them, we’re simply following our own paths.
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