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How to find a sense of purpose in life
Last time a group of National Geographic researchers went to the island of Okinawa, Japan to find out why there are so many Okinawans who live beyond 100 years of age. Besides having healthy diet and active social life, these long-life Okinawans also have strong sense of purpose of life, which keeps them going on to live.
A life without purpose is like a broken tree branch drifting on the lake. It’s boring, unenergetic, and stagnant. A stream of life energy should be injected into our life and keep us bright and positive. The source of this energy is the life purpose – the purpose for us to exist, the role for us to play.
Serving others is a good way for us to get a sense of purpose. This includes doing friends a favor and helping those in need. You can get involved in charity. Besides playing a part in improving humanity and the world, you also get to know more people.
If the real world doesn’t provide the platform for you to reach out to others and play a significant role, you can do it on internet. Participate in online forum discussion and share your ideas on your blog. Spreading ideas and learning from others on internet can bring colors to your life. But you shouldn’t overdo it until you neglect your offline life.
Nowadays it’s convenient to learn new skills such as dancing and web building. All you need to do is to get a few books and video DVDs or enroll in classes and you can experience new things. Learning new things opens up unexplored areas in life and gives you the potential to meet new people. The good thing is that there are so many choices when it comes to learning new things. Do you agree that being a learner is a fun role to play in life? I would love to learn a lot of things when I retire.
Finally, a healthy social life is essential to give you a sense of purpose in life. What’s life when you are living alone like a hermit? Go out and meet people. Life’s wonderful when there are people who watch movies with you on Saturdays and sip coffee with you at café. If you are shy, learn to open your mouth and approach other people. Don’t worry about being rejected because we cannot satisfy everyone in life.
I hope you live a long and happy life!
(Blogging gives me a very strong sense of purpose in life)
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I think people don’t have a sense of purpose in life is because:
They Don’t Know What They Want
Do not Believe That They Can Achieve What They Want
They Don’t Know How To Achieve What They Want
Read here for a full explanation.
And yeah, blogging gives me a very strong sense of purpose in life, too… ; )
A stream of life energy should be injected into our life and keep us bright and positive
Life must have a purpose. It’s easier said than done, because of our work in job and priorities, we tend to forget. We tend to start to self-reflect our purpose, when someone pass-away or being terminal ill.
@min dfin
exactly, so who’s fault is it that we forget and do not take seriously the importance of having life goals? We, ourselves…we cannot blame anyone else…
In Christianity, they also talk about purpose and direction in life. They said that everyone on earth is not to occupy space, but to serve a purpose for others. Moreover, they said that “God has a plan for everyone” as their purpose in life.