What is the point of life?

reply to post by typwar


Many of us are struggling every day just to get by. Our lives are unbalanced, out of control. Sometimes this lack of balance is caused by situations outside of our control, such as the economy, our jobs, responsibilities and obligations. However, in many cases, our unbalanced lives are caused by our own habits and lifestyles.

In many cases, our struggles can be categorized into seven symptoms or excesses that involve:

Erecting walls
People pleasing
Overspending
Chemical dependency
Thinking too much
Always rescuing people
Working too much

Does this mean that you shouldn’t try to please others, or help people in need? Does this mean you shouldn’t work overtime for the extra pay? Not at all. We should try to please others, help those in need, and work to support our loved ones.

However, God can help us find a balance and a sense of wholeness in our desire to both help others and to protect ourselves against stress and anxiety. Chemical dependencies can often be blamed on stress or pressure to excel. When we feel weak, frightened, or worried, we often retreat behind walls we erect to keep the hurt and the disappointment away. Feelings of shame, embarrassment, and failure isolate us from our loved ones and create distances between married couples, parents and children, and friends. Many of us feel incapable or unable to live the lives that others expect of us. In such cases, God is our salvation.

Place your troubles in God’s hands. Rely on Him to guide your life. By doing so, you may find you’re not only able to help others, work hard, but also to resist temptation and strive harder to live a healthy and balanced life while at the same time enjoying the benefits of God’s grace.

God is our eternal protection. He is our security and shelter in any storm because He will not leave us in times of trouble. No matter what happens, He will guard our souls and direct our footsteps if we ask Him to. Let yourself be secure in God’s abiding presence and you will always feel safe.

reply to post by DirtyStinkyRabbit


I've never seen this before. Thanks.

It aligns with what I experienced in this life here and in other 'realms'.

In my work I've seen the newly into the Light "deadies".. as I call them.. wake up from their dream of life on earth. They start to shine from the inside and begin to Remember what they are. It moves me to tears of Joy every time.

Hopefully seeing these same ideas written or quoted here by others will help plant the seeds more firmly in those ready to See.

I think this question acknowledges an intelligent designer, and my question for an atheist is: What is the point of your life if after you die you just cease to exist? In your smart mind, how do you justify this? Nothing you accomplished is acknowledged or remembered. You just lived a meaningless 70 years and died, but no one will remeber that either in the grand scheme of things.

Originally posted by SlyingFaucers
I think this question acknowledges an intelligent designer, and my question for an atheist is: What is the point of your life if after you die you just cease to exist? In your smart mind, how do you justify this? Nothing you accomplished is acknowledged or remembered. You just lived a meaningless 70 years and died, but no one will remeber that either in the grand scheme of things.

edit on 28-3-2011 by SlyingFaucers because: (no reason given)

I am an atheist, but I have different views than most on the afterlife. I believe that once we die our souls go to an astral location that is like a hub for souls, sort of, and then we are just reincarnated after being there for a while. Kinda pointless.

reply to post by typwar


What do you designate a soul as, and why would that carry on after your physical life ended?

The point of life is whatever you and I want it to be. Since nature is impartial we can only be what we think and do.

Originally posted by SlyingFaucers
reply to post by typwar

 

What do you designate a soul as, and why would that carry on after your physical life ended?

Well I suppose a soul is our life essence. I don't know why, I guess I'll find out when I die.

Originally posted by SlyingFaucers
I think this question acknowledges an intelligent designer, and my question for an atheist is: What is the point of your life if after you die you just cease to exist? In your smart mind, how do you justify this? Nothing you accomplished is acknowledged or remembered. You just lived a meaningless 70 years and died, but no one will remeber that either in the grand scheme of things.

edit on 28-3-2011 by SlyingFaucers because: (no reason given)

My children and my children's children will continue as part of me and those things of value which I can pass along will endure within them regardless.

reply to post by typwar


I gave you a star for that one because obviously no one knows whats what, but I guess I was curious as to why you would create a difference between a physical body and a soul if you are an atheist. I would designate a soul as an end product to religions, so your view would be helpful.

Life is about having fun, and also reaching your full potential. Learn to enjoy life, and be happy. Life can be heaven or hell, its how you make it. I like to explore and travel around the world, and seek all the beauty life has to offer.

Our purpose in life is about learning, building, exploring, experimenting, growing, helping one another, and advancing our civilization.

reply to post by ambient moon


What purpose does that hold if there is not something else after? If you do all of the things you say life is meant to embody, but after you die it is all erased with your brain, how does life hold any purpose?

reply to post by silent thunder


ha ha righteous, heavy lyrics, lifes just a cup of coffee drink it before it gets cold and stale

Life is a school for our souls to learn, experience different layers of dimensions, Earth has chosen to host the 3rd density of souls and she's aware of it, some of us already been far more advanced in soul evolution but just need a few more knowledge to advance or "graduate" this elementary school and move to middle school, some of us are freshmen here there fore "sheeplings" in everything, but they will reincarnate back here until they gain enough evolution level to graduate, jesus allah buddha all spirit guides to steer humanity into right direction, they are the teachers in our schools, we also have bigger spirits overlooking us which are the school principles, the ultimate goal is simple, once we learn that Earth is a living being with a soul and real technology is not ipod ipad or lamborghini but spiritual knowledge, once u die u will lose all ur ipads, paper cash, digital numbers in ur bank, ur cars, everything material u will lose and Earth will still own those things so yes u never owned those things in the first place but what u will take with u to the next life is ur spiritual soul knowledge and awareness, pineal gland in our brain is the gateway that establishes connection with the universe intelligence, also the goddess people see in their dreams or when they open their third eye is called Gaia thus Earth's soul, mayans, shamans, and african tribes are the most advanced in their spirituality so they are our "seniors" in the school but we will be back, some of u become sophomores, some juniors, and we still gonna receive freshmen, so good luck in your journey of evolution and establish a much stronger connection with our mother Earth, Gaia

reply to post by typwar


It is an experience, a game I call it. Its what you make of it in the end. Not a training ground for the afterlife for one reason. Nobody is certain there is an afterlife. Just be happy you have the opportunity to experience life, Some people never get to enjoy life to the full. As much as it may be repeatitive, you can always change it if you want. It comes down to what you want out of it. One thing I want more than anything is to see the Pyramids. Whether I get to or not is my choice. I make it happen or I dont.

Originally posted by SlyingFaucers
reply to post by typwar

 

I gave you a star for that one because obviously no one knows whats what, but I guess I was curious as to why you would create a difference between a physical body and a soul if you are an atheist. I would designate a soul as an end product to religions, so your view would be helpful.

Being an athiest doesn't preclude anyone from using the word Soul to describe something larger or more lasting than the body. Soul may be a concept in Religion, it is also a concept in other Belief-Systems.

We think small.. it's what we do best. We were indoctrinated to do so in most cases.

Soul isn't a small thing, a little spark of life. It is a massive thing, and powerful beyond human comprehension.. in most cases. Religions says it is a small thing, it's bad, and in need of Redemption.. a Belief peddled to control and Limit our thinking.

Soul, has numerous small puppets on this world at the same time. It also is active in every realm "above" this 3/4D we experience up to what I call the higher "vibration" Soul Levels of Awareness.

As each puppet dies the energy, the small portion of Soul used to empower it, does go to one place often called the Light. There it wakes up from the dream and begins to remember what it is.

This happens over many, many bodies-worth of lives here and in other worlds offering experience. At some point it will disengage totally from having puppets Here, it will disengage out of the "support structures" for Here (astral layers) and move on to other offerings.

Life is about living. Pure and simple

Those that fall so early aren't as lucky.

With the impossible statistics, probabilities and impossibilities of life, we are still here, right here and now to live this experience at this exact moment in time. What you as a person make of it is up to you.

We are shallow, we never see the bigger picture in life, if we do, then we are blessed. Not by god, but by our own self..

reply to post by Tayesin


I think the acknowledgement of a soul means you beleive in some type of "religion" and thus are not an atheist.

What is the one thing everyone would love to achieve in life?

Originally posted by SlyingFaucers
reply to post by Tayesin

 

I think the acknowledgement of a soul means you beleive in some type of "religion" and thus are not an atheist.

Soul is a word used in religion, and other belief-systems.. as I said before. It is a word that tries to denote something larger than You the human. It is the only word we have for what we are trying to illustrate.

If I do not Believe in the God of Genesis, the god of western Religions, as Being an Omnipotent GOD.. I can still use the word Soul to denote something larger than the Human Perception.

And so I do use it in that context only. That you see it as a limitation is your Perception.

reply to post by typwar

No really, what?

We live, we die, we (maybe) live again. But why?

You were not born

So you cannot die.

You are just a observer who has engrossed himself too much in physicality.

you have taken belief systems from others, which are not compatible with you. So removing those programs ( belief systems) and tags of name, religion, status etc., should be the objective of humanity in current times.