Purpose Of Life Research Paper

Life. Webster Online Dictionary states the simple definition as life to be, “the ability to grow, change, etc., that separates plants and animals from things like water or rocks, the period of time when a person is alive and the experience of being alive”. Purpose. Cambridge online dictionary states that the definition of purpose is, “why you do something or why something exists”. Why is it that you have a life? Does your life have a purpose? Does a purpose for life truly exist? Have you found your purpose in life? These are questions that have always been demanding answers.They are always there haunting us, confusing us, bewildering us. For many it is a painful question because the answer has eluded them. They say that a fool lives to eat and a wise man eats to live. But then the question remains: for what purpose does the wise man live? Living is not an end in itself. There has to be a purpose for man to live for. So what is this purpose? From my perspective, I think that my purpose in life is to achieve one's greatest self. To live life well and courageously. To be happy and content in everything you do and to love as you go. The purpose of life is determined by the beliefs of a person and I believe that The Alchemist, my aunt Mary and I and Jesus both show similarities in our purposes of life …show more content…
She is around 40 something years old and is a Christian. She said, “depending on who you are, your beliefs, your religion, and cultural background affects your opinion of your purpose in life can change”. She believes that a Christian's purpose in life should be to follow the word of God and reflect it on our lives. She also believes that nobody could ever truly know their purpose. She says, “ we are all briefly exposed to fragments of our purpose as we go on through life. A purpose is something that is so true and just and in this lifetime there is so much immorality one could never truly correctly decipher their