In the same theme of battle –
Been thinking that there is to be said a lot for the attainment of a goal.
Why do people go to war? For the nation? For the glory? For the attainment of a political goal that is set so high – as to esteem the dream of a utopian life?
Yes, a glorious government that will assuage the needs of all the plebeians.
The plebeians – that’s you and me.
And that’s what we go through life looking for.
Something to achieve, to desire, to long for, to look for, to cherish and to die for.
In us lay an invisible longing for a purpose… we’re all looking for the thing that will scream, “I’m doing something important with my life.”
Yes, many have written religion off as that desire. That desire to find something to be fanatical about… to feel a part of something… to feel healed by the acceptance of the group in the pursuit of some nonsensical/non-existent god.
Perhaps that may be so… the lie we tell ourselves as we dismiss the longing within to be part of a greater purpose and the “God-shaped vacuum” in our hearts. And we continue in our selfish pursuit of greater achievements and satisfy our desires with the temporal.
It’s scary thought – the frightening thought that at the end of our lives we’ll look back and see that we’ve left nothing on this earth as a legacy. And that leads us to pursue the goal of love. We seek the love that will prove to us that someone (at least one person) loves us, and understands us enough to be our second half.
And perhaps if we’re really lucky – the all-consuming love and desire will burn away all thoughts of purpose and in our children we’ll live out the attainment of the dream of “greater good”. What is this “greater good”? The best that he or she could ever be? What for?
And we circle back to the question of why we’re doing what we’re doing now.
Why we’re here. Why we’re going through life. Why are we suffering the pain and grievances in this existence we call Life. And what the end brings. What does the end bring? Eternal damnation? Eternal bliss? Eternal unconsciousness? The reincarnate life – where we start this cycle all over again? But the reincarnate life doesn’t answer the question – just merely evades it and say that we live again to repent for the wrongs we’ve done in the past life of which we know nothing of.
And thus I conclude that there MUST be some reason we’re here for. It’s probably not self-gratification. Maybe it’s the purpose of the salvation of all mankind of the evil grips of authoritarian/dictatorial governments. But that brings the question of who has set you that purpose.
You can’t escape it. Existentialism doesn’t answer it either – to live merely to exist and to be created by the events that shape us. Don’t we instinctively have desires and longings? Like, the instinct to love and to be loved?
And how many religions present a God that loves us and awaits our love in return? How many religions tell of a God that loved us so much, that He calls us His children and gives us the purpose of bringing the rest of the nations under His love? He created us to be loved by Him. Because He created us – He knows everything about us – He’s everywhere and knows everything and know all our little secrets – yet He loves us still. He loved us so much that He took upon our sins and died, so that we might live eternally.
That’s why there’s that longing for love. That’s why there’s that longing for a purpose. We’ve been created for a purpose (yes He has plans to prosper us and not to harm us.)
It’s amazing isn’t it? Sigh… (*bliss*). (=
posted by gossamerofcontradictions @ 3:43 PM
greetings from london m'dear!
want anything back? just sms me. heh
cya.
ou yang
