Reflections on Life’s Purpose, Reincarnation, Faith, and Mortality
Do I think everything in life has a purpose? Why?
Does the idea of dying in my current body and returning as someone or something else excite me?
Even if I am a believer, does the thought that there might be no afterlife disturb me?
What do I think about the idea of mortality?
Today’s questions revolve around how connected you are to life and what exactly keeps you attached to it.
I think metaphysical questions can be quite exhausting for our minds, which often want everything to be clear and neatly categorized. When we can’t explain something, we inevitably enter into a search for meaning — and that’s perfectly natural.
My approach is not to try to answer philosophical questions that have gone unresolved for thousands of years, but rather to focus on making sense of my own individual experiences and relationships.
Beyond that, whether or not there’s some universal purpose neither concerns me nor changes anything in my life.
When you look at the existence of all living things across time, and realize that humans are, in fact, an insignificant detail in the universe, this whole quest for an overarching purpose begins to feel meaningless anyway. <figure class=”wp-caption”> <img src=”https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*m1hvALMjGZ9iiNyG” data-width=”751″ data-height=”599″> <figcaption class=”wp-caption-text”> <a href=”https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Nature-Timespiral-The-Evolution-of-Earth-from-the-Big-Bang-Full-Size-v2.html” target=”_blank”>Link: Visual Capitalist – Nature Timespiral</a> </figcaption> </figure>
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As for the idea of dying and returning as a different being:
Once again, I think this is a product of our mind’s effort to make sense of things — a result of our desire to seek something better or to compensate.
In the end, we have neither any memory of a previous life nor any evidence of one.
So what’s meaningful is to get the most out of this life we have right now.
And the only way to do that is through self-awareness: understanding your psychological, emotional, and physical boundaries and working to make the best of what you have.
Even if you are religious, I would encourage you to ask yourself: What if there’s no afterlife?
This might feel a little uncomfortable — but it also reveals how much we subconsciously wrestle with our own existence.
At the same time, it could help you assess your life more deeply and better understand what truly matters to you.
When it comes to mortality itself:
I think of death as a part of life — an element of this cycle that, whether important or insignificant in the grand scheme, provides us with a reason to live consciously and meaningfully.
Looking back one day, instead of hoping for another life, I think what matters is being able to see how fully you lived this one — how much you savored each moment.
So yes, today’s questions were designed to help you assess how deeply attached you are to life, and what things are most important to you about it.
Every breath you take is a gift — a huge opportunity.
Make the most of that opportunity!
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