Replying to LO28084 --
aLOha felLOwers,
One of the fifth disciplines of the LO is visioning (developing a common
vision), and i assume that getting a purpose is a mission of a visioning
process. One seems to need a purpose in life.
Suppose having a purpose has a purpose? The universe might then be "an
amount in numbers" or become a "fill in the blanks" or "strike out what is
not appropriate" or why would we need a purpose? I can sense the need for
a purpose (purposes like: a life time acheivement, immortality, a fate
worse than death, an unattainable goal, breaking the cycle or
reincarnation or simple reaching the end of the day); and i suppose the
need for a purpose (choose among: the meaming of life, destination, who am
i, where are we going to, i (or we are) am choosen) is projected on the
world. And the universe (world, heelal, nature) reflects back: sure, there
is a point. And another point. An another point. if there are a number of
points, we have a line. Let's follow the line!
Strange, a process - evolution - without a clear purpose gives rise to a
situation that seems to have a purpose. Perhaps the problem is a question
of perspective: we started out without any purpose. Our mind and the
universe was very empty them; now we are developing purposes, filling the
vacuum, we'll fight to prove we're right - and in the end the purpose will
be to develop purposes.
If it helped, it had a purpose,
Happy eastern everybody,
Jan Lelie
Sensaru@aol.com wrote:
> the purpose of the universe on a whole is to have no purpose.
> individually, it is whatever you choose it to be.
--With kind regards - met vriendelijke groeten,
Jan Lelie
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