Discover your purpose!

in #wafrica6 years ago (edited)

Purpose is what makes everything to function. Nothing without purpose can stand.

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What is purpose?
The word purpose is very subjective, here are a few definitions of the word:

An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.A result that is desired; an intention.The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.

Also.....

The subject of discourse; the point at issue. The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy.(obsolete) Instance; example.
Synonyms(target): aim, goal, object, target(intention): aim, plan, intention(determination): determination, intention, resolution(subject of discourse): matter, subject, topic(reason for doing something): reason

With those definitions, we can go ahead and state the benefits of living a life of purpose, because a life without purpose is meaningless or void.

The importance of purpose
#1. Purpose gives your life a meaning: people living without a good reason to do so live anyhow they like. You can't live your life like that.

#2. Purpose determines the company you keep: if you live a life of purpose, it will help you in choosing your closest friends.
#3. A purpose life is well-designed: the purpose life is lived with definiteness. Not just to get by.
#4. Your decisions will be guided by your life purpose: you won't just make decisions based on feelings, but on purpose.
#5. A life of purpose will attract other lives of purpose: if you live a life of purpose, many purposeful people will want to come closer to you.

...... AND SO ON........

Quotes about a life of purpose

~ LIFE PURPOSE ~
Compiled by Peter Shepherd
“The cost of starting over is being willing to let go.” —Guy Finley
“Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.” —Jim Rohn
“Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.” —Johann Wolfgang van Goethe
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” —André Gide
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.” —Helen Keller

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.’ —Mark Twain

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” —J.K. Rowling
“I’m not afraid... I was BORN for this!” —Joan of Arc
“Whatever you are willing to put up with is exactly what you will have.” —Anonymous
“We are what we imagine. Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined.” —N. Scott Momaday
“There is a fire inside. Sit down beside it. Watch the flames, the ancient, flickering dance of yourself.” —John MacEnulty
“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” —William Jennings Bryan
“I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today.” —Japanese Haiku

And, I also love this quote:

"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” —Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Dear Steemians, make your life more purposeful by finding your purpose in life. Don't just live; live a just life

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