Many people have a stage in their life when they stop for a moment and think “what am I here to do?”. For me that stage in life had arrived a long time ago. I was about fourteen years old, I felt alone, I felt scared, but most of all I felt useless I didn't know in what direction my life was going. I kept asking the Lord to show me, to lead me to what he wants me do to and to shape me into who he wants me to be. When I say purpose most people think about the career I want to have, while having a career is important to me. I feel like that still doesn't complete my purpose. I want to do more for us, for humanity, for our future. I believe my ultimate purpose in life is to help people in need of attention and affection. I think that the Lord has put me through difficult obstacles in life so that I could help the people that went through or are going through the same things that I have left in my past. My motivation for doing this is first of all is knowing that this is what God wants me to do, and knowing that he is blessing me. And then of course is helping the people, seeing their smiles and telling them that they are not alone and that I understand them. And will help them with whatever I can. What I do to achieve my purpose is that I go to many centers, and meet people, mostly children that have been through any kind of abuse. As a child I was bullied at school by my classmates and for this reason I dreaded going to school. At a very young age I made myself believe that I was ugly and overweight, I would hear it so much in school that soon enough that is what I would tell myself. I was a very depressed child, with parents that could not understand what was happening. Therefore I kept it to myself. Until one day I ... ... middle of paper ... ... to express themselves and explain their feeling makes me very happy with myself because, I wish I had that growing up. I often think to myself “ what more can I do to help?”. I never feel like what I do is enough. And I think I know why, when I approach people most of them never reject my help. But every so often I encounter someone who dose. And most of the time I don't want to bother them so I let them be. But when I think about it I was once in their place. I would think that asking for help is a sign of weakness, but in reality asking for help is the bravest thing a person can do. Admitting that you need help and you cant do it on your own helps you grow as a person. And from now on when I encounter those people that tend to say “no I do not need your help” I will try my best to help them anyway, even if they don't want it, I know they need it.
One of the things I have learned in my courses is that a helper or social worker can’t help everyone that they encounter. It would be a wonderful thing to do but it doesn’t always work out that way. I know that wanting to help people is important but I also know that it’s important for the client to do their part when it comes to helping and if the client doesn’t want help then I have to accept that and hope that they will want help one day but I also can’t let it stop me from moving onto the next hopeful person who needs help.
The human race is a curious species; they thirst for knowledge and seek answers to impossible questions. They turn the impossible into the possible. They wonder about their existence and how it came to be. They make theories about life and modify them over time. The books The Grand Design by Stephan Hawking and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams provide insightful opinions of the true meaning of life. They both provide observations of the theory of uncertainty, the perception of reality as well as the answer to the universe.
You may hesitate to ask for help because you feel you won't be taken seriously or will be seen as a burden. The truth is, support, validation, and encouragement are all vital
At the age of eight I was bullied not only by my classmates but people of both genders whom some I considered to be my friends. It was not only my weight. I had short hair and crooked teeth. I thought that I was normal. I would be left out of games; I was not allowed to be friends with certain people of both sexes. When I look back it
One time, when I was around five, it was night time and I had a school project to turn in the next day, I approached my mother and told her that I needed help with my project. Of course I told her that I had to turn in the project the next day, and she proceeded to scold me for waiting until the last minute to do my work, but never the less she accepted to help me. If I had asked for help when I was five, I must have asked for help later in my life, because I’m sure I’ve needed help many times, and not only from my mother but from friends, teachers, peers, strangers, and family.
“Objection, evasion, joyous distrust, and love of irony are signs of health; everything absolute belongs to pathology.” (Nietzsche 1886) This quote from Beyond Good and Evil, is an example of existentialist purpose, since he is listing parts of life, some of witch can be considered purpose to life, and the consider it a disease, as if he has no purpose. I somewhat agree, because I don’t understand the point in life,¬¬–– there is no point is there. I guess the purpose of living is the everyday family, friends, and trying best to be happy or to make everyone who’s around happy. To be completely honest I’m not sure if there is a purpose, I would think that the main purpose for humankind is to function normally for society. This way we can all insure the well being of others and to keep others alive and well. I would say living in harmony with others would be my purpose. I will know that I have fulfilled my purpose when those around me are happy and at
When I was in Middle School, I was one of the shy and overweight girls who were picked on constantly. Every day felt like a battlefield, with people throwing crumpled up papers at me, but this form of bullying was nothing compared to everything else done to me. For example, girls would tease me because of my dark skin, and they would tell me that I was not good enough for a boyfriend. Likewise, people would make fun of me by calling me a whale or Miss Piggy, making me feel atrocious about myself. I could not look in the mirror because I thought I was disgusting. I felt like I was made imperfectly compared to the other girls in my school, like I was cursed, and that “God” gave up on my looks while I was still in my mother’s womb. Because of being bullied, I developed depression, low self-esteem, and social phobia.
That purpose is to go and tell others about the saving grace of Jesus Christ. This purpose has challenged me over the years to get outside my comfort zone and do this very thing. I’ve been to multiple places across the United States, and even to the other side of the world. It is evident that, no matter the location, the power of the Jesus is the same. It has been such a humbling and life changing experience to witness people come to the same realization I had; the fact that Jesus is alive and can transform any life. My relationship with Christ has given me a new purpose, and it has overflowed into every aspect of my life. I strive everyday, no matter the situation, to seek out opportunities to show the love of Christ I have experienced. Jesus has transformed my life, and I want others to experience the same life change that I
God has created me with a specific purpose and with God’s help I know I can discover my true calling. Every one of us has three specific callings:
Throughout my life, I always had an idea of what my purpose in life was. I believe everyone has a
Everyone has a purpose and a calling in life, and it is our duty to find what that
I was so self-conscious and honestly never thought much of myself; all I knew were the negatives. But I was always nice to everyone though, that was an important thing to me. I believed that if I was nice eventually they would stop with the bullying; this is something I would always say to myself to keep my hopes up. I was surprised though when I began high school; it felt as if everyone had totally forgot about how they would pick on me, it took all this for me to finally realize that I shouldn’t have let that happen to me. It was Friday, December 21, 2012 that I was lying in my room going through my thoughts that I finally asked myself why I don’t feel confident. It was the day I realized that I’m gorgeous, intelligent, and wise and that I shouldn’t think any less and if that anybody had anything to say otherwise I wouldn’t care. It took me all those years of bullying to finally feel genuinely happy, and secure with who I am now and to finally rip that mask off and embrace me. I thank my bullies actually because without them Chisom Stella Okafor wouldn’t be like
Explain the six propositions of this theory and give your opinion of each proposition and for the theory in general.
I truly believe that every single person in the world has a purpose in life. God created each and every one of us for a reason. Whether we know it or not our life is planned and we follow a path throughout our life. In this path, we have the option to make good decisions or bad decisions. In order to achieve salvation and enter a virtuous after life we had to do deeds that had a positive impact on other people. In order to do this though, one must have the self-discipline and devotion to God. There are many obstacles that can get in the way of achieving this goal and the main one is our desires. Desire is a strong feeling of something we want or wish to have. Our desire negatively impacts our life because it detaches our body both physically and emotionally from our mind which then influences us to make morally wrong decisions.
The purpose and meaning of my life is…to fulfill my life as a child of God. I have always been a religious person. My decisions and actions are guided by a moral compass and by the Ten Commandments. I believe in an ultimate and absolute truth that governs all humans. This is my meaningful philosophy of life that has been encouraged by my parents. After being confirmed, I took it upon myself to try to make this philosophy more guided by my own internal beliefs, and less to do with my parent’s expectations. I traveled on some youth retreats to find the center of my beliefs, and God guided me to answers. I now hold and can defend my beliefs and morals very close to my heart.