The purpose of life!

This blog is not for the ones who work all day and complain that they don’t have enough time for fun. This is for the ones having too much fun and feeling guilty about it. I used to belong to the second kind. Not anymore! Now don’t get me wrong here. I have not stopped having fun, it is just that I’ve stopped feeling guilty about it. Arriving at this conclusion took a lot of introspection. I put some deep thought into this and I ended up asking myself the age old question, “What is the purpose of life?”. If I am not here to have a good time, what exactly was I born to do?



When I was young, I wanted to become a pilot. I thought I was born to be a pilot. Well, I am not one at least as yet. Thinking back, did I really believe that god sent me here to transfer a few people across the Pacific and the Atlantic? Guess not! I am an engineer right now. So is this why I am here? To analyze buildings and reduce electricity consumption? Seems very trivial (I’ll definitely make that sound a lot more important on my resume :D).



Over centuries, there have been various answers to the one question. Be it science, philosophy or religion. They all have different ideas. Some of the prominent ones being helping one another, gaining knowledge, attaining spiritual enlightenment, doing good etc. Of the various books published on this, there is one by Timothy Tang that suggests that “Life or human existence has no real meaning or purpose because human existence occurred out of a random chance in nature, and anything that exists by chance has no intended purpose”. I found this thought very interesting although I may not completely agree with it.



The very fact that human existence does not have a purpose (for whatever reason) makes it very special. No one is born with a task list. In life, you can do what you want If you really want to. So as long as you’re here, you might as well enjoy yourself. Keep everyone around you and yourself happy. Don’t feel guilty about that extended holiday, extra scoop of triple chocolate ice cream or that expensive dress you bought but never wear . Live your life to the fullest. For all you know, that may be the meaning of your life!