"The purpose of our lives is to be happy"
his holiness Dalai Lama says it without a doubt.
We spend a lifetime to answer this one question.
What is the purpose of my life? Some think its about the work which one does,
while others feel its about what we can do for someone. And majority of people
live their life without even coming close to the answer.
Imagine life, which is simple no strive for
excellence or survival tactics used. Will this life be fruitful or will we find
something missing? If i had such a life i would be in bliss and my purpose to
be born is met with living a relaxed simple life. But then my purpose is not
defined. I am not struggling in life, i am not moaning about how life has
served me a hard deal and suddenly i am no more a victim and in my dreams i am
not emerging as a hero fighting my woes to succeed. The story in my life has no
ups and down and all of a sudden i am depressed as i have no meaning or purpose
in life.
So is my purpose in life to have a great story
which i tell people or is it for my own sanity i need some story to build up?
This thought is confusing me, if my soul purpose is to live a happy life; then
my happiness quotient is the sum total of my struggles + achievements or
is it living a simple life?
We categorise people with regards to their
achievements and what motivates us about them. Someone who has made millions
out of nothing, has a workforce of thousands, is an amazing entrepreneur to us.
If someone has built a foundation to help people again we are in awe. But if
someone is retired after working to a remote place and has done no struggle or
helped anyone then history or us will never even know this person. So is this
person's life meaningless? Majority of people live a life which none of us even
know about. They live to work, raise a family, fight their own battles and stay
in memory of there loved ones.
To me i feel asking this question is like a self
motivating exercise. Life being simple will lead to complacence and we will
have no advancement for us in society. Till the time greed, envy, aggression,
power etc don't come in equation, we cannot envisage a life worthwhile. Maybe
our soul purpose in life is highlighting our struggles and coming out
victorious. It’s evident in our DNA, we strive for excellence and love wars. We
are the most destructive race and anything we touch; we aim to dominate and if
dominance does not work we destroy. Our purpose is defined by our mindset and
perceptions. If we find no purpose than to us life is meaningless and we will not
care.
I remember when I started Soul Studio, I had a
dream and purpose of teaching people meditation and help them transform their
mindsets and perceptions. It was clear to me this was not a monetary dream but
something which I wanted to do. This brought my conviction a purpose and till
date I am happy in what I started. Some time back I went back to my old job of
being an event manager as I wanted to get over the death of my lion king. Now
if someone asks me what is the purpose of my this action; I can only say at
this moment this action brings me happiness.
So if i ask, What is the purpose of my life?
Probably i will agree with what his holiness says. My soul purpose in life is
to live a happy life.
What is your purpose in life?
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