Meaning

“What is the meaning of life?” How often have we heard this is the ultimate question in our pursuit of happiness? Beyond this is the question, “What am I meant to do in my life? What is my life purpose, my goal?”


The problem with these questions is that they point to an illusion, that we are sent here with a mission to accomplish one and only one thing. But the truth is, we are not sent, we are allowed, and this, because we choose to incarnate. We select certain tests, certain life lessons to address during our lifetime, and how we approach these lessons determines what other things may or may not happen in our lives.

The simple answer to these questions is that we are to “…love one another…” as we often hear from the time we are children. That is, in fact, the main goal of all humankind. How we choose to show that love creates a rainbow of possibilities, as everyone has a unique gift or ability, whether that involves telling jokes or anecdotes and making people smile, which is the charm we see in children, or feeding the hungry the world over. Each person will approach this with the special insight and gift they brought into the world.

So, why, when we reach midlife, do we find ourselves suffering from so much angst, because we feel that we have not lived out our obligation to be something special, do something special, and make a small fortune doing it? That is the problem. We think we are meant to make money in accomplishing our life lessons. That is not always the case. In fact, it is rarely the case. We have skills that we can use to get by, to make our living and feed and house and clothe ourselves. Whether these are the same skills that we use to show our love to our fellow humans or not depends on us. Perhaps we are just able to volunteer at a soup kitchen or make quilts for the indigent. We may not make money at it, but we are fulfilling a life lesson in showing our love to humankind.

We do not have to broker world peace or win a Nobel prize in order to fulfill our obligation to love one another. But there it is, in all its simplicity. It is no harder than that. You came into this life, into this world, to love. You bring it into your relationships, your work, your thinking, and you have scored highly in the life lesson department.
May you be richly blessed.