The Meaning of Life
Are all of life's
hardships worth enduring? The answer depends on what our goal is in living. In
fact, understanding life's purpose is a slow and absorbing process. We sense
its mystery while reflecting upon our existence and humanity. Therefore, our
concept of life evolves gradually throughout our lives.
The purpose of our creation is obvious: to reach our utmost goals of
belief, knowledge, and spirituality; to reflect on the universe, humanity, and
God, and thus prove our value as human beings. Fulfilling this ideal is
possible only through systematic thinking and systematic behavior. Thought will
provoke action, and thereby start a "prosperous cycle." This cycle
will produce more complex cycles, generating between the heart's spirituality
and the brain's knowledge, and thereby develop ever-more complex ideas and
produce larger projects. Carrying out such a process calls for strong belief, consciousness, and
understanding. People with these characteristics can realize and analyze the reflective lifestyles of others. Such people think, do what they believe to
be right, and then reflect upon their behavior, thereby continually deepening
their thoughts and acquiring new ideas. They believe that only those who
reflect deeply are productive, and that the pain and suffering they endure
makes their belief stronger and more acceptable. They live a life of reflection by observing creation every day,
sometimes reading it like a book or embroidering their minds with the wisdom
they acquire. Believing that the universe was created to be "read"
and understood, the purpose of our creation must be nothing but that. On its own, existence is the very bounty that leads us to a prosperous
path of bounties. Given this, we should appreciate its value. Since we were
created, as was a whole universe of bounties, we must use these gifts and
benefit from them. To reach this goal, we must use our willpower, a voice heard by the
All-Powerful One, and develop our abilities and skills to their furthest
extent, thus proving ourselves to be willful beings. Our duty is to reflect
upon our place in life, our responsibilities, and our relationship with this
vast universe. We should use our inner thoughts to explore creation's hidden
side. As we do so, we will begin to feel a deeper sense of our selves, see
things differently, witness that events are not what they seem, and realize
that events are trying to communicate something to us. I believe that this should be life's real purpose. We are the most
important living creation in this universe. In fact, we are more like its soul
and essence from which the rest of the universe develops. Given this, we should
reflect upon and observe it so that we may realize and fulfill the purpose of
our creation. Our duty is to hunt for insights and divine joys in our hearts
and souls, for only this way of life can move us beyond the frustrating
endeavors of a totally materialistic and painful life. What makes this painful life worth living is the joy we feel while
moving along the path and receiving the gifts we are given. Those who walk this
path are constantly delighted with various insights. They run enthusiastically
toward their final goal like a river flowing to the sea. We do not believe that happiness comes from temporary outer sources.
True happiness comes from within, deepens along with our relationship with God,
and turns into an eternal life in heaven ... yes, this is how joyful we are.
Our inner world is a realm of Divine insights, and our consciousness is a
follower of these insights. As we beckon and wait all our lives for the
slightest glimpse, our souls sing in utter pleasure: "Our hearts are your
throne, O King! Welcome to our hearts!" (M. Lutfi). Our generation needs guides to teach us how to achieve such belief,
thought processes, and happiness. Their guidance will allow our youth to enjoy
being young and living upright lives. They will experience existence and
non-existence as the same thing once they feel immortality in their souls;
realize that they can do more than they thought in only a couple of seconds;
see the afterlife reflected in everything and thereby witness endless life;
discover that life is worth living; witness that all creation rises and sets in
their souls; and journey through the dimensions of their souls, just like
travelling through galaxies, observing infinity within the dimensions they
reach during this mortal life. January-March 2001, Issue 33
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