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Why are we here?

Do you ever wonder why we are here? Is there a reason? Is it to love? Is it just to exist? Thousands of years ago there were people just like me and now they are gone. I wasn't there with them because i didn't exist. Now im here. I often wonder what for? At this moment i feel great, but there are times that i don't. Now that im 60 i have many questions. I dont believe in eternal punishment because that doesn't make sense of a loving God. I wasn't here from time eternal until now and its something i ponder. If we are here to work, exist and die i often wonder the meaning. Some people suffer immeasurably in this existence and some have more wealth than is necessary. So why the disparity? I'm neither. I'm just grateful at this moment as i finish writing my thoughts over a cup of coffee. I hope by the end of the day i make some kind of difference whether big or small and find meaning in everything i do. Humbly yours, Bruce!
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badminton · 61-69, MVIP
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
― Albert Camus

“I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got.”
― Hermann Hesse

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
Dalai Lama
ArtieKat · M
@badminton I was just thinking about Camus and Hesse, whom I started reading in my late teens.