The Purpose of it All...

Throughout my entire life so far of 75 years, I have mostly seen and become aware of corruption, lying, and behavior that revolves around what's in it for me.

Selfish and self-centered are the people I have meet or grown up with, even though on the surface they give the impression they care about others.

It is sad to be around so many dishonest people...

It leaves me wondering as to the purpose of this life we have been given and why so many people display such a disrespectful behavior towards others.  It is a psychological issue of which I know nothing other than the basics, and this is far beyond the basics.

I have written this before that all societies revolve around:  Greed  -  Power  -  Control...  and that economic growth is predicated upon GREED in order for it to grow and be beneficial to everyone.

BUT...  this cannot be the sole reason for our existence...  if in fact, this is real existence and not something like the Matrix.

If there is a God and this God created us, then why did HE give most everyone the personality of WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME???

It seems somewhat counterproductive...

We live on a planet called earth in a solar system of numerous planets that is in the Milky Way Galaxy that is in a Universe of millions and millions of Galaxies.  It will be hundreds of years before we are in a position to fully explore our solar system, let alone our galaxy...

SO...  WHY HUMANS ON A PLANET IN SUCH A LARGE UNIVERSE...  AND WHY DO WE LIVE 80-100 YEARS...  WHEN AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE USA IS ONLY 75 YEARS +/-???

Once we see and understand all of that...  we then must try to ascertain our purpose here...

Given the age of the universe and our own planet, it seems a bit ridiculous to say our purpose is to make money and/or leave legacies behind with the family name on them.

YET... most of our billionaires think that this is exactly their purpose...

The same holds true for those who believe there is a spiritual connection to life and that we are going to live in Heaven with God and all our relatives who were born again before they died...

I believe there is a God but this God is an extraterrestrial around which a religion was created...  I also believe this extraterrestrial experimented with our DNA to create the type of human being that we are today...

Not sure why this was done...  but, I feel confident that it was done...  our species evolved too quickly to be a natural byproduct of evolution.  And, why is our DNA so closely related to CHIMPS?

What happens after death will always be a mystery until we, ourselves, die.  Once dead, do our souls or spirits comprehend what's next?

REGARDLESS of what may or may not happen, our purpose on earth as a living human being is to prepare us for what's next, even though we have no idea as to what's next...

Seems like a logical contradiction...  perhaps it is but its the only concept we have.

If money and legacy are out

If spirituality and religion are out

Then, what's left?

Knowledge gained from experience and learning...  which is going to be different for each person, especially when considering geographical locations.

But there must common experiences of learning like:

• love
• compassion
• acceptance
• loyalty
• empathy
• trust
• nature  --  animals/plants/trees/fish/fowl
• peace of mind/contentment
• harmony
• forgiveness or revenge

Using our minds simply to make money just might be perverting the purpose of our mental capacities...

On the other side of the coin, our egos keep us from living like animals...  it seems like animals live a PURE LIFE...  only doing what they have to do to survive.

Is survival our purpose?