What is our purpose?
No matter what faith you choose to believe, this seems to be a common
question among humanity. We all talk
about a higher purpose, and the greater good, our mission while we are on this
earth. Lately I find myself asking that
very question, but I answer it with… What if?
What if we are missing a key?
What if we are so busy trying to be somebody, or save somebody, or
fulfill a greater purpose that we miss out on one of the very reasons we are
here…to BE HERE.
Did you ever notice how good lush green grass feels on the
bottom of your feet, or how rejuvenating it feels as you tip your head back to
let rays of sunshine kiss your forehead, or how liberating it feels to experience a gust of wind flow through your hair.
Have you ever noticed how alive you feel when you just
listen to your kids laugh or watch them run barefoot through the grass, playing
a simple game of tag. Have you ever
noticed how timeless you feel when you watch your teenager stand up for
themselves or take on a task and achieve a goal they set for themselves?
Have you ever noticed how rejuvenating it feels to stretch
your body or even put in a hard day’s work.
Have you noticed how momentous it feels s to do something you love,
whether it is a part of you career or a hobby in your spare time.
Have you ever noticed how good it feels to help a friend or
pay it forward to a complete stranger, no one ever knowing what great deed you
have done?
Well, lately I ask myself, what if that is what life is
about. Simply enjoying life. Often times
we get so goal driven, so career driven, so task driven, and yes, even so
higher purpose driven that I feel like part of our “higher purpose” gets
lost. Now, I am certainly not coming
against the greater good, or suggesting we neglect or even toss humanity to the
wayside simply to feel our happiness is more important than another’s. Please don’t misunderstand. My point is, I think part of our purpose here…
is to simply BE here. Not as a hero, not
as a martyr. But to breathe in the air,
soak up the world around us, and genuinely EXPERIENCE whatever path we end up
on. Genuinely experience giving,
genuinely experience receiving.
Genuinely experience laughter and even to genuinely experience the
tears. Genuinely take the time to feel
the grass under our feet.
Yes there are missions of what we call our “higher
purpose” I am not saying there isn’t. But what if it is just as important that we
soak up and love this life. Yes there
will bumps and bruises. But hey, if a
kid let bumps and bruises stop them from experiencing life, no one would ever
ride a bike. And come on, we all know
that riding bikes were some of the happiest moments in our life.
‘Cause here is the
way I see it…To often we are so busy trying to achieve our “higher purpose”
that it actually leaves us unavailable for our “higher purpose.” However, if we just enjoy being and living here. And I mean truly living here, soaking up the
path that this life has us on, speed bumps, pot holes, curves majestic views
and climbing up the hills only to enjoy coasting down the other side, then we
are available to complete or “higher purpose” as it is presented to us,
probably, mostly likely without out us evening knowing we are doing so.
Just a few meandering thoughts…do with them whatever you
wish. ;)
"Feel the Rain on Your Skin"
"Feel the Rain on Your Skin"
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