Living Life With Purpose
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Introduction
“Let me go. Please let me die,” sobbed the frail, old gentleman as the strong young swimmer struggled against the boisterous waves of the open ocean. Just a few more minutes, sir, and I will have you safely to shore, reply the young man, gasping for every breath. Finally they made it to the beach and both feel desperately exhausted, onto the sand. Why did you save me? Cried The angry 76-year-old man. Why didn’t you let me die? Your good deed is the curse of my existence. Startled by these words the young man looked down at the older men who had nearly drowned. As he panted from the heroic effort of rescuing the victim from the violent waves, he shook his head revealing the shock in the mystification that filled his mind. Winston had known Mr. Cambridge for 20 years. He had always admired the hard-working businessman for his success. To him Mr.Cambridge was a role model that embodied all he hoped to be someday. Having worked all his life to achieve the status of being the wealthiest man in the city, Mr. Cambridge owned millions of dollars worth of investments and an enviable mansion on the beach front. He was the father of three well educated children who all worked in his company and the husband of a woman who loved him. Hundreds of friends, relatives and admirers look to him for inspiration and guidance. Perplexed by the disparity between his observations of Mr. Cambridge‘s life and the gentleman‘s desire to die, Winston asked, But, sir.Why do you want to die? Little did Winston know that the answer to this question would change his life forever. (It may changes yours as well) As tears flooded his age eyes, the old man buried his face in his hands and lamented, What was it all for? Is this all there is question what did I gain question I have everything and yet nothing. Everyone thinks I am at success, but I am a failure. I have gained everything and received nothing. I made my parents happy and proud of me, and my wife has everything she could desire. My children want nothing, and my reputation among my friends, associates and enemies is impressive. Still I am empty, depressed, frustrated and sad. My life has no meaning unlike my bank account, which is well filled, I am unfulfilled.
“Everyone knows what I am, but I still don’t know why I am. For years I have been so driven by the expectations of others that I have not discovered my personal reason for being. I do not wish to live with such emptiness. Today I decided it was better to be dead than to be alive and not know why.”
These words pierce the younger man soul. As he attempted to regain his composure, the old man took his hand, looked into his eyes with a soul-searching gaze and said, “ Son do not strive to be like me. find out who you are and be yourself.”
As the medics carried the old man away and the sound of the ambulance faded in the distance, young Winston stood staring out to see. He was not really aware of his surroundings, for the old man’s word has stirred him deeply. Who am I? What does it mean to be myself? Echoed in his brain
These questions who am I? Why am I here? Where did I come from? What was I born to do? What can I do? Where do I fit? Why am I different? What is my potential? Where am I going? Wby did I come to this planet? Are universal questions that hunt every human being. Each of us must find the answers to these questions of purpose if we’re going to enjoy a meaningful, effective, fulfilling life.
Purpose is the key to life. Without purpose, life has no meaning.
There are millions today just like Mr. Cambridge. They are busy making a living, but the experience very little of life. If you go in life is to be wealthy so you can retire, you have embark on a depressing journey to nowhere..
2. If your vision for life is measured by status, your upkeep will be your downfall.
vision is buried in purpose. Without knowledge of purpose, life becomes an endless string of activities with little or no significance. Like a writer on a Rockinghorse life without purpose makes much motion but no progress.
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem.
“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again. The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles. Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea. Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.
History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new. We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now.
2. Purpose is the master of motivation and the mother of commitment.
Purpose is the master of motivation and the mother of commitment. It is the source of enthusiasm and the womb of perseverance.
purpose gives birth to hope and instills the passion to act.
it is the common denominator that gives every creature an element of distinction. This guiding sense of purpose is more than an orientation towards a goal. Rather, it is a deep awareness that a common vision encompasses all live in existence. Without this vision, we can only exist. We feel no passion for living, neither do we have a reason to wake up in the morning.
Where there is no purpose, there’s no self-control, no moral conviction and no more ethical boundaries.
Conclusion
The greatest tragedy in life is not death but life, without a purpose it is more tragic to be alive and not know why. Then to be dead and not no life. Because when you’re alive you have to explain what you’re doing with your hours, with your minutes, with your energy, with your talent, with your time, you have to explain why I am here. And what did I do last week with my life. Most people are living as an experiment, is your life as sure as your next bill you pay? Is there a sense of destiny in your life? You are not just here as a passing fantasy, you come to this planet because there’s something you need to do that is still undone. You were created to live life with meaning and purpose. You are not a mistake, as a matter fact until you discover your personal reason for living you’ll never be fulfilled..
You were created to live life with meaning and purpose. You are not a mistake, as a matter fact until you discover your personal reason for living you will never be fulfilled.
you were born to do something in this world! All of us were created for a purpose, equipped with potential, and design for destiny.
some of your greatest graveyards are your jobs. Nothing can bury you faster than your career, that you were trapped in. You were born to do something that the world needs. That’s why until you discover your purpose you can never maximize your potential. Your purpose is the most important thing you need to discover because when you find your purpose you automatically find your potential and when you find your purpose and potential you become unstoppable.