Provided they actually have a choice- it is more likely to be imposed upon the individual. This is an interesting thought to pursue, RP.
On Jan 23, 8:01 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > There are many purposes in life and individuals choose the particular one > suitable to their nature , relevant to their times. > > > > On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:36:29 PM UTC+5:30, Gabby wrote: > > > I would suggest to leave the dog owners with their sentiments just as much > > as the god-given with their purpose. How about saying the purpose of life > > and survival is to create meaning/make sense of it all? Or would that be a > > too counter-argumentative, unspecified, unobjectifiable, unproductive, > > circular, non-sensical approach? > > > 2013/1/23 RP Singh <[email protected] <javascript:>> > > >> If survival were the purpose for an individual , morality and > >> patriotism would make no sense. In my opinion man is born without a > >> god-given purpose , and it is society which builds , develops and > >> inculcates a purpose in the individual. That would explain the > >> self-sacrificing deeds of great valor exhibited by many people. > > >> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 6:48 PM, rigs <[email protected] <javascript:>> > >> wrote: > >> > We do not always know what impact lives have upon one another but I > >> > stand by my opinion that our primary purpose is to live/survive. As > >> > you know, Jesus made use of sinners- Romans fell on their swords in > >> > shame- early Christians earned sainthood- Islam distorts martyrdom as > >> > a war tactic. > > >> > On Jan 21, 10:25 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> " To live. " As everyone , saint and sinner , lives that makes life > >> >> purposeless at least spiritually. If mere existing is the purpose then > >> >> howsoever you live is important and there is no use for martyrdom. > > >> >> On Monday, January 21, 2013 9:00:28 PM UTC+5:30, rigs wrote: > > >> >> > To live. How do we know the condition of their souls? Death teaches > >> >> > the rest of us that life is precious and brief. > > >> >> > On Jan 21, 8:03 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > > What you are saying , Andrew , is the spiritual lesson we take from > >> >> > > the experience of others , but what is the spiritual purpose for > >> that > >> >> > > child or for the old man ? > > >> >> > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 7:11 PM, andrew vecsey < > >> [email protected]> > >> >> > wrote: > >> >> > > > In suppose the spiritual purpose for the old man is to > >> experience the > >> >> > > > experience and to give the opportunity for others to react to > >> this > >> >> > > > experience. The spiritual purpose of the 1 year old is to > >> experience a > >> >> > very > >> >> > > > short life. The purpose of any life is to experience, learn and > >> teach. > >> >> > From > >> >> > > > the old man we can learn to be thankful of our own lives and > >> learn how > >> >> > to > >> >> > > > live it right to try to avoid having a stroke. From the 1 year > >> old we > >> >> > cam > >> >> > > > learn to be sympathetic and to ask questions that make us ponder > >> about > >> >> > the > >> >> > > > purpose of it all. > > >> >> > > > On Monday, January 21, 2013 1:31:34 PM UTC+1, RP Singh wrote: > > >> >> > > >> An old man suffers a stroke and becomes a vegetable for the > >> rest of > >> >> > his > >> >> > > >> life , a one year old child becomes sick and dies. What is the > >> >> > purpose , the > >> >> > > >> spiritual purpose for the old man or the child ? > > >> >> > > > --- Hide quoted text - > > >> >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> >> - Show quoted text - > > >> > -- > > >> --- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --
