Your purpose is the purpose you give yourself. Your purpose is what you say it is.

This is grotesquely oncongrous

the purpose of life is not to be happy

nawtibownie:
Well said. The people you hang with reflect on one's personality a lot. If you hang out with eagles, you're definitely going to fly but if you hang out with chickens, you're most likely to cluck. The purpose of life is not to be happy but it is to be useful and make some difference that you have lived well. One just needs direction.

Strong heading

nawtibownie:
Well said. The people you hang with reflect on one's personality a lot. If you hang out with eagles, you're definitely going to fly but if you hang out with chickens, you're most likely to cluck. The purpose of life is not to be happy but it is to be useful and make some difference that you have lived well. One just needs direction.

100% true.. I concur.

The OP really tried but i must tell you guys life doesnt work like this
This is just a paper work

so good , it had to appear twice on FP

It is worthy to note that a lot of us undermine or underestimate the magnitude of distractions that are stopping us from living a life of purpose. We should always seek to get a goal and work towards it. Each goal a month or a year and when we achieve that, we set new ones and begin to reap the rewards of living a purposeful life. Thanks for the write up, quite inspirational.

mentorandfriend:
PART 2

My Story

Between my first year in the medical school and fourth year, I vascillitated constantly on what I wanted to do after school; because I clearly lacked direction. In my first year in school, I wanted to specialise in Orthopaedic Surgery because I had an uncle who was a successful orthopaedic surgeon. Problem arose when I tried to get close to him to be my mentor then, but sadly, I discovered that he didn't believe in me. He thought I would never make it through medical school. He constantly spoke words of fear each time I visited him; telling me stories upon stories of young chaps who couldn't make it beyond the 2nd MBBS examinations. I lost my confidence and self esteem listening to him constantly, so I stopped visiting him.

I later changed my mind to Ophthalmology in my second year; then Obstetrics and Gynaecology in my third year. Later on, I decided I was going to be a top entrepreneur, with a focus on importation of drugs and running a one stop pharmacy complex. But my contract with confusion had not been severed. There was more confusion to come.

In my fourth year in school, I decided that I was going to be a pastor with my church, Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel. I greatly admired my Bishop, Dr David Oyedepo; thus in pursuit of the annointing for the ministry ahead, I abandoned my academic texts for many months as I went on many personal retreats. I missed tutorials and clinics while reading up on several books on Faith, Miracles, Power, etc, and I listened to hundreds of tapes in the process. I was the president of our fellowship then in campus. Needless to say, I dropped in my academic performance in school during this period of my search for the annointing and I’m sure you know why.

Due to this effect on my academic studies, I gave up on being a pastor when I leave medical school and I faced my books squarely in order to return to my academic best. It was during this time that I became angry at God and at the religious folks around me. I rebelled vigourously against God in my mind. I cared less anyway since I clearly couldn't diagnose my problem.

It was not until my fifth year that it all came together. I had more clarity than ever before. Nothing gives more clarity than a sense of purpose.

Are you feeling like a confused automaton trapped in a cold and unforgiving matrix? I’ll show you a way out; how I solved my own puzzle of living without a purpose and a direction. Grace to you.

You re truly a Mentor And Friend sire.

Seriously am touched.

nawtibownie:
Well said. The people you hang with reflect on one's personality a lot. If you hang out with eagles, you're definitely going to fly but if you hang out with chickens, you're most likely to cluck. The purpose of life is not to be happy but it is to be useful and make some difference that you have lived well. One just needs direction.

may be ur purpose is not to be hapi.... Mine is strictly to be hapii

Cool

Motivational nd. Inspirational.

mentorandfriend:
PART 5

My Prayer For You

If you're currently reading this, I believe you're a messenger; and you need to know that. You were designed with an end in mind so you should discover it and fulfil it.

The spotlight is on you now. May your life never lack a sense of purpose. You’ll never drift through life again. You’ll go from wandering aimlessly to possessing your future. You will own it.

You shall experience a quantum leap - a radical ascent of grace, shooting you up into new realms of life, not traceable to your natural ability.

You shall experience unpredicted emergence; a show up on the scene supernaturally, like the Wind, and taking your space by storm!

You shall experience a mighty rescue from habits stronger than you, plus the licence for a future better than your past.

God will take over your life and you will become a different person by grace. Your soul will be emptied of pain, and the curtains will lift for new light.

Grace to you. Grace to me too.

this is so inspirational.God bless you real good and perfect all that concerneth you..

Cool.

ok

@op. Thanks for this. I must confess you write beautifully well. You really do have a message for this generation. I think you should write a book on this topic.

Shop for books online. Check my signature.

yt

op, change the "on earth" to "in life"

How can you discover your purpose in life.

Post was so good,it made FP Twice,in less than 5 posts interval...moderators!!!do the needful.

Yea. I believe in destiny and that implies flowing with the tide.
I don't dream, I face reality as the circumstances present themselves. Most times you think you have it all figured out but life is so unpredictable.

God bless you

be sincere, if you don't read it all, press like, if you read it all share.

Noted

Insight indeed.

nawtibownie:
Well said. The people you hang with reflect on one's personality a lot. If you hang out with eagles, you're definitely going to fly but if you hang out with chickens, you're most likely to cluck. The purpose of life is not to be happy but it is to be useful and make some difference that you have lived well. One just needs direction.

@bolded, this is one of d most stupiid inspiration quote have ever seen in life, so even if someone is not happy he/she should just make sure he lived a fulfil life? dude, the 1st dat should be on everybody's menu in life is to do what make u happy and not what you tink it will make people happy, life is only once, where are the mandela, yara adua, goldie, micheal jackson today? they are popular but will dere popularity make God favour dem in special WAY in heaven? will d popularity dey gain av any effect on dem after life? in life do wat makes u happy and others can follow.

Kachisbarbie:
This is awesome. That it's a life story makes it spectacular and more touching/inspiring.



^^^the above excerpt is my favourite. Sometimes you have to stand alone to prove that you can still stand. Not every 'mentor' is a mentor.
Imagine instilling fear into a young man, good you discovered yourself on your own.

Some persons are so driven towards excellence that they feel if it is not them handling whatever the issue may be then no one else's can. That is the kind of person his uncle was towards him and probably still is till now. He actually was scared for the young man but the only way you can prove these kind of persons wrong is showing them the opposite of what they might have told you. But glad he found his purpose. Quite profound and his couldn't be more proud of him!

This is really grt..uve spoken to my soul n as well as thousands who nid dis..ure God sent,God bless u

bettercreature:
The OP really tried but i must tell you guys life doesnt work like this
This is just a paper work

Exactly my thought bro.
I know and have seen many of such posts, they only tend to give you momentary inspirations but when reality sets in, you understand better.
I have lived a lot longer to understand that life doesn't work that way.

mentorandfriend:
PART 1

What Living On Purpose Really Means

Living on purpose simply means being able to give a correct account of the WHY for every of your daily actions. It means to live your life like a man/woman on an assignment; having short term, medium term, and long term goals for your life. It means living a planned life. Living on purpose implies a longer life for you; and not just that alone; it also means a life full of impact and meaning. It is a life worth living.

Nothing can be more frustrating as drifting through the days of your life robotically, feeling vaguely lost and dissatisfied; angry at life, angry at people, blaming everyone else but yourself. People with a lack of purpose float rather than swim. They are passive in life rather than active. They flow with the tide and will rarely row hard against it.

They are shortsighted, helping fulfill everybody’s dreams but their own. Their lives are an emotional roller coaster, with more troughs than peaks; bored with themselves, often finding a way to distract themselves whenever possible. They rather find joy in foolishness such as strategising on how to get laid, flagrant display of clothes and its accesories, flaunting of electronics that are already outdated in Europe, binge drinking, joining confraternal brigandages in campuses, etc.

This may be sounding vitriolic, or looks like a cynical viewpoint, but I’m afraid it isn’t. This is reality. I was a victim of lack of purpose for many years. Some of those days, I stayed awake all night, pondering what on earth I was born to do in life. I was so easily distracted by anything at all; lacking focus and direction; spending my life on 2go and facebook looking for fine girls to ask out.

I am sharing this on my blog.
.I hope you dnt mind. Of course...reference will be your way

mentorandfriend:
PART 2

My Story

Between my first year in the medical school and fourth year, I vascillitated constantly on what I wanted to do after school; because I clearly lacked direction. In my first year in school, I wanted to specialise in Orthopaedic Surgery because I had an uncle who was a successful orthopaedic surgeon. Problem arose when I tried to get close to him to be my mentor then, but sadly, I discovered that he didn't believe in me. He thought I would never make it through medical school. He constantly spoke words of fear each time I visited him; telling me stories upon stories of young chaps who couldn't make it beyond the 2nd MBBS examinations. I lost my confidence and self esteem listening to him constantly, so I stopped visiting him.

I later changed my mind to Ophthalmology in my second year; then Obstetrics and Gynaecology in my third year. Later on, I decided I was going to be a top entrepreneur, with a focus on importation of drugs and running a one stop pharmacy complex. But my contract with confusion had not been severed. There was more confusion to come.

In my fourth year in school, I decided that I was going to be a pastor with my church, Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel. I greatly admired my Bishop, Dr David Oyedepo; thus in pursuit of the annointing for the ministry ahead, I abandoned my academic texts for many months as I went on many personal retreats. I missed tutorials and clinics while reading up on several books on Faith, Miracles, Power, etc, and I listened to hundreds of tapes in the process. I was the president of our fellowship then in campus. Needless to say, I dropped in my academic performance in school during this period of my search for the annointing and I’m sure you know why.

Due to this effect on my academic studies, I gave up on being a pastor when I leave medical school and I faced my books squarely in order to return to my academic best. It was during this time that I became angry at God and at the religious folks around me. I rebelled vigourously against God in my mind. I cared less anyway since I clearly couldn't diagnose my problem.

It was not until my fifth year that it all came together. I had more clarity than ever before. Nothing gives more clarity than a sense of purpose.

Are you feeling like a confused automaton trapped in a cold and unforgiving matrix? I’ll show you a way out; how I solved my own puzzle of living without a purpose and a direction. Grace to you.

Bro nice one,can you help me on a presentation topic on meeting etiquette?