Does Everyone Have a Purpose?

Can everyone really have a specific purpose? Pete Briscoe discusses knowing your individual purpose in life.

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[peacemercutiorock]

Why is this so short?! I want more!!

Beautifully put Pete! Seriously.

[anitahohl]

I have heard this my whole life but I still don't know what that purpose is.

[SocomVeteran]

Purpose is for things that don't have free will. A Lawn Mower has a purpose. A Hammer has a purpose. They have no free will to choose otherwise.

[leigholding]

Being used by others is a purpose for others I wouldn't call it a personal purpose, I think having one is over-rated, if everyone was doing their thing then who would be left to use?

[modvs]

I've been wheel chair bound for my whole life. I'm congenitally blind, mute and I have no limbs. And if that wasn't enough, I have spina bifida and bad breath. Could you outline what purpose there is for me in this life? The only thing I could come up with is maybe I could be ground up to make cat food or fishing chum; or I could be the sex doll of some sexually depraved individual or consortium. What do you think?

[primolemanu]

I'm starting to believe that life is totally random that nature houses life, but has no choice who is given life. I am also starting to believe that meaning and purpose only happens for those who are aware of the concepts. For a lot of people especially the poor their families are poorly planned. For a lot of them children are a desperate way out of poverty to work and to contribute. Also for a lot of unskilled people sex education and wanting to have children to improve the world and it's climate and environment is the furtherest thing from their minds when having sex. Not everyone has purpose or meaning as much as relgious and romantic people believe. Or else poverty would be eradicated with everyones meaning and purpose. Maybe the rich have the right idea, to use up all the resources and destroy the planet not caring about what happens to it as long as they get to live comfortably. Not caring about the planet and the environment is one thing the rich and poor have in common. It's somebody else's job.The rich are enjoying the spoils of money to care and the poor are too worried about being poor and wanting to be rich to care.