Thursday 28 July 2011 - could I have a moment of your time?

What is your purpose in life? What were you, specifically, put on earth to do? What are you striving towards? Are you going to finish that or can I have it?

You know I was thinking,(it's a hobby of mine), about Jehovah witnesses. You know, those bandy legged women and intense starved men who stop you in the street with pamphlets and a foam encrusted smile. We've all been there, done that, ducked into an alley till they're thrown off the scent...

And for once it wasn't just thinking of them in the 'haha-those-guys-need-a-life-and-a-clue' kind of way. (Though that did pop up for a bit, I had to be true to form.)

I've just noticed that people who feel they have a purpose in their lives tend to be a bit happier then those who feel they don't. They have a sense of security while others drift about, never sure what to do or who to do it with (or sometimes to...)

Granted many of these purposeful people can get self righteous and tend to be rather aggressive, ahem... sorry... assertive, in pushing their views on others so that on principle we learn to dislike them and avoid anyone who looks a bit too keen to have "a moment of your time?"

But it's still nice to belong to a group. Everyone wants to belong. Even those who don't want to belong, want people to know they belong to the group that doesn't belong! I know because I belong there! Haha, see? You noticed me! You noticed me!!!

Life without some sort of aim can get a bit blah and pedantic after a while. You sort of feel like you're swimming in molasses, sort of going no where slowly and just ending up in a sticky, pointless mess at the end.

Mind people also don't need that much to feel they have a purpose! Sometimes just setting small goals for yourself is enough! You want to get further at work, find the love of your life, make your children happy, weed the garden or marry the goat, whatever takes your fancy. It still gives you a feeling of going somewhere and doing something!

Because we all need something in our lives to add, well something to our lives! Purpose! Meaning! To feel useful! To feel life means something and isn't just a way station until something else better comes along. (Which is ironic if you think of a Jehovah Witness's Manifesto...)

So what is your purpose in life?
I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours! ^_^