500 WORDS, DAY 140: Living is Life’s Purpose

We have to be willing stand for what is right even in the face of adversity; especially in the face of adversity. If we are always our true selves then we are simply and humbly fulfilling our mission on this planet, and if we know that we are actively trying to do good and our intentions are pure, then we can have some confidence that, no matter what we might go through in this life, we will ultimately get what we deserve. By that, I don’t mean that we’ll finally be rich or famous and not have to work, and that we’ll have everything we’ve ever wanted. What I mean is that, in a cosmic sense, in a metaphysical sense, it’s nice to think that there might be some order to this whole thing, and that good is ultimately rewarded. Maybe the reward isn’t given consciously, or even given at all. Maybe it is just received from the universe, and it is the natural next step in our evolution, or something similar to that. I know these days it’s hard to believe in God, especially the old guy in the clouds looking down on us and judging us. I completely understand that, and I have my own struggles with God and belief in God, especially coming from a really religious, or spiritual, family. However, whatever or whoever God is, the fact is that most us who are living in this world understand that it’s good to be good to others, that it isn’t worth having what we want if it means harming others, or deceiving others. Why would this be the case? If there is no ultimate order and no reward for being good, then why be good? Why not get whatever we want, whenever we want it, by any means, and step on whoever is in our way? Because we understand that life is much deeper than we could ever understand. Life was given to you and to me just like it was given to every single person on this planet, and we have no idea why. All we know is that we have to respect that, and that we have no right to take another person’s life, or to cause harm to another person. The reward for doing what is right, and for having integrity, is life itself. The reward is peace of mind, and maybe if it’s not peace of mind in this life it can be in the afterlife. I know it’s not cool to think of things in such a way, and it’s much more poetic to talk about living fast and dying young, about fulfilling our desires now and if we die then so be it, we’re not living for tomorrow. Just keep in mind though, you don’t know why you’re here or how you made it to this planet, and what exactly this life means or why you have it. Why are you so sure you won’t get a new one when this one is over? Maybe it’s here in this world, in a much different body. Maybe it’s as a completely different species, or maybe it’s in another planet or even dimension altogether. That would be weird though, right? Some random life just starting, out there in some random planet, randomly, out of the blue just like that? Hmm. Maybe it’s not that weird after all, right?

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