What is the purpose of meaning?

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Do you like philosophy? 

 

To Crush, to annihilate a man utterly, to inflict on him the most terrible of punishment- so that the most ferocious murderer would shudder at it and dread it beforehand, one need only give him work of an absolutely, completely useless and irrational character.

 

 

A classic Garth Heckman moment… I recorded yesterdays podcast on distractions… I did it late the night before… I then ran up to my living room to post the podcast and social media but got distracted by the last episode of “The last Dance”. 

 

 

 

 

 

I think once a man has a grasp on what his purpose is, is there a purpose to life and what is the purpose of life he is much more willing to push himself, work harder and take chances. 

 

 

The most basic question in philosophy is “what is the purpose of life?”

But as Alber Camus points out there is even a more basic question than that. And that is…is there a purpose to life. You can’t answer what is the purpose of life until you for sure know there is a purpose to life. 

In this quandary you must also then ask what is YOUR purpose in life.

 

So if there purpose to life? - most of us would agree yes there is: But now lies the litmus test- if yes, then what is it? And then in the microcosm - what is our purpose in light of the purpose of life. 

 

Some say the steam engine was the greatest invention next to the computer in the last 200 years. It allowed a cheap, powerful way to travel all around the world.

So is there a purpose behind the steam engine: yes and that would be to harness huge amounts of power.

What is the purpose to that power? At first it was to travel and then Produce wealth through business applications.

And what was your purpose behind harnessing that power? You could travel as a missionary or business man or you could use it to run a steel mill - literally 1000’s of applications… 

 

So you wrestle with is there purpose to life? What is the purpose of life? What is your purpose in life? 

 

But the final and least obvious question to the purpose of your life is: Does it actually have meaning and not just purpose. 

 

The answer is uniquely different to each and every listener… BUT

I am going to read a verse out of scripture and if you meditate on it and ask God to speak to you through it, you will find the answer. But you gotta really think about it and seek his guidance. 

 

Matthew 6:33, 34

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.