Pixar's Soul: Find Your Life Purpose in 8 Minutes

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Pixar's Soul has a pretty profound message about life purposes.

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Inspired by the Love of Jesus Christ

Verse of the Day (as related to the topic of this video):
"Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people], making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil." - Ephesians 5:15-16 (AMP)

A movie I highly recommend: The Gospel According to Matthew (starring a very animated and engaging acting performance by Bruce Marchiano, who plays Jesus). This is a word-for-word adaptation that has a unique take on the body language and charisma of Jesus, and also makes it easier to understand and quicker to read the story. I am hopeful that this movie gives you peace, love, hope, security, comfort, and answers, as it did me, and continues to do to this day. God bless you.

#ExpressYourself

[dennisity]

"I don't want to survive; I want to LIVE"

[Muzzlecrowe-likt]

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced

[abrahamgn]

"A spark isn't a soul's purpose, oh you mentors and your passions, your 'meanings of life...' so basic."

[TheFoxTailPalm]

“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.” - Jim Carrey

[bunmeng]

Pixar did it again with Soul. I'm so glad it's not just another film about the cliche 'following your dream'. Soul gives us another take on what life means and the trap of finding a purpose - forgeting what it means to be alive and forgeting to live and enjoy the small moments in life. Thank you Pixar.

[ShaneRoweFilms]

"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves." - Alan W. Watts.

[felipethefirst]

This movie deserves several awards, it came out when I was extremely depressed and suicidal because I thought I'll amount to nothing, but this film changed everything.

[istp]

A friend of mine who died at age 96 had a great viewpoint. When you asked him, "G'Day Mark, how are you?"; he'd just say, "Well when I woke up this morning I realised I wasn't dead and all my other problems seemed insignificant". Rest In Peace Mark 😉👍👍👍

[blackkitty]

This hit me similar to Kung fu Panda 3. Po found out he's more than the Dragon warrior. He's a teacher, student, a son, and a friend. And Joe found out there is more to life than his passions.

[red]

My grandma used to tell me to never make my hobby or doing something I love, a job to make a living out of, that soon I'll start to hate it. But I started thinking about it after I watched the movie and realised I'd rather have this love and hate relationship with being an artist than wasting my time at a 9–5 job to have a weekend of painting.

[Tributeinlights]

I was having a bad day, got yelled at by my boss. went back home depressed and contemplated video was on my feed and it helped. it showed me theres more to life.

[cloverthegrand]

"Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around." - Stephen King

[Clark]

"Don't forget to be Happy, to be Alive..."

[ALAMAZAN]

Anyone else’s catch the “Catch 22” metaphor? The movie was based on finding and catching 22. “Catch 22” is defined as a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. Either 22 personality type is a catch 22 or that life itself is a catch 22 so ain’t nothing to it but to enjoy it.

Idk if I sound a crazy, these Disney movie have been hitting differently now

[misterd.]

I relate a lot to 22. Ever since I young age I have always been confused about everything and didn’t want to be alive. Not suicidal like, just wish I never existed. As a baby my mother told me I never cried or got upset and was pretty easy going. I remember at 3 I was put into daycare and sat in the middle of the room refusing to move, I didn’t see the point in doing so and didn’t understand where I was. Looking back I think I had ego death at such a young age. At 4 when I was supposed to go into preschool, I would drag on my moms arm and cry everyday, and refused to go in with all the other kids until 10 minutes later so she could let me into class. I would ask why do I have to go and i never got a satisfying answer it would just be “because you have to”, it was such a confusing experience for me. It’s funny how most kids don’t even remember being forced into school. I remember I always enjoyed watching the trees, bugs, playing, drawing, and listening and coming up with stories. But over the years in school I lost that, everyday was like hell I felt contained in a prison. I was always thinking about I way to get out, I didn’t understand the people who were okay with being here. I would always wonder why people strived for something, and if they were okay with living in this state right now to “achieve” it. I became know in school for not giving a fuck about anything. People would ask me if I would want to go to college, and would say no, and they looked confused and started feeling sorry for me. But, my mindset was I would rather be dead than willingly assign myself to more torture, and I never got in doing it to help myself. Because why would i do that, i never liked myself or would want to survive if i constantly felt like this, I wanted to live and more from my existence. It was like I was a puppet master manically laughing in the shadows, controlling my body from afar. Seeing what would happen if I do this or that, my mind was never able to get it’s hold on reality. I disassociated my mind from my body a long time ago. I became an overthinking paranoid anxiety ridden teen who was completely lost in ones mind. I grew dark and depressed, and lost myself. I never did my homework, became a stoner smoking straight paranoia and cigarettes and dropped acid every week(even in school). I needed so much help but I never asked for it because I guess I thought I could do everything myself, also I had a cool image so I didn’t wanna mess that up. My mindset was so fucked up, and I intentionally did things to destroy myself. The only things I learned from school was I have no freedom, everything I loved such as drawing and storytelling became dark illustrations of my deteriorating mental state and feelings. I lost that attraction to the beauty, and became obsessed with the abyss. The corona was the best thing to ever happen to me because it’s put a pause on everything and I got a chance to reflect and finally breathe again, it’s felt like I have been holding my breath for 14 years in school. It crazy to me still how you put a child in a school at 4, and teach them about things through books and not experience. Where is the time for emotional and social development? But maybe I’m just stupid and this isn’t needed to people who don’t have a fucked up home life. Anyway, I have gotten aware of my circumstances better but still I’m lost, but I am slowly getting out of this mindset and depression, and am appreciating the small things again. But if I told you that I’m fixed that’s a complete lie.

[alexiboris]

In summery: your life purpose is to live, not to find a passion to live for.

[alicephoebelousintern]

this is why i don’t follow the man made idea of a purpose. Alan Watts said it best, the purpose of being alive is just being alive, we’re the universe experiencing itself from a unique perspective/point of view. i find great comfort in those ideas he discusses in his lectures, just being alive itself is enough for me and it feels good to no longer chase this man-made idea of a “life purpose” and rather be alive while being in the present moment

[m.j.piazza]

As a writer, I definitely relate to this. I’ve pursued my passion for ten years and I finally self published two books. I got lost in my obsession for too long and now that I’m realizing that writing isn’t a viable career option, I’m depressed and considering giving up. It’s taking me a while to learn how to actually enjoy all of life instead of just living to write.

[rosemorningstar]

This video made me cry. I’m 30 and have struggled for so long with this idea of a “life purpose” to turn into a career. I had never really given it thought that no one has one specific life purpose other than to be happy to be alive.

I need to watch this movie now.

[Christianearthpony]

As someone who grew up in a Christian home. I was always taught that the meaning of life is to follow God and pray and get close to him. Doesn’t matter what religion your from/ believe . Life is about being kind, compassionate, caring for the earth we live on, being kind to animals and people. Living in the moment and having a minimalist mind set. We’re Materials and possessions don’t matter, what matters is your family, your health and just the little things in life that make it all worth it! Just live your life and be pressent in the moment and you’ll find happiness.