Havel True Meaning

I partially agree with Havel in the sense that I feel that mankind can’t truly understand the intended or true meaning of his or her own life, without knowing the one who created him. Indeed, we may be talented and have natural proclivities toward certain abilities in life that we end up pursuing and being successful at, but that doesn’t mean that is ever what God intended us to be, or engage in. In essence, the true meaning, or as Sire (2015) noted, the “really real” is to have fellowship and be in right standing with God—to obey His commands, and love Him with all our heart, mind, soul and strength (p. 20).
The second half of his statement seems valid in the sense that complacency has the ability to impact us all at some point. Phillips, Brown, and Stonestreet (2008) noted that, “the average person forges ahead in life giving little thought to worldviews, philosophies of life, or any other such “intellectual” endeavors” (p. 19). In spite of this, as a Christian, I can read the Word of God and see a serious scenario being played out. When we come to grips with the reality that people spend an eternity separated from God in hell, or that Jesus may call us to make incredibly hard sacrifices in this life, …show more content…
Unlike those who have “been held captive by him to do his will”, we have escaped “from the snare of the devil” and have an immense job do in the sense that not only should we continue reinforcing our worldview, but find ways to encourage others to adopt our perspective (2 Timothy 2:26, New American Standard Bible). In all honesty, I believe that one can only find the meaning of life through being born again. The Bible makes it very plain that “the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14, King James