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writes:Everybody should has its dream,me too.However,I donot know what to do exactly.Sometimes ,I just want to go abroad to live a different life;and sometimes ,I don't know what to do at all.The feeling is so terrible.Do not want to do anything,even sleep!The reason,I think,is I don't sure about the meaning of being a human.When I was young,I want to be a superman to save people who are in trouble;I want to build a factory for man who don't have job;I want to have a hospital to cure anyone who have no money to go to doctor;I want to be a good boy with happy life.But,I lose myself now! It is very strange,can anybody tell me what is the matter?No one,just myself,I know.Time flies,so many years have gone,I don't change the situation still.What can I do now?
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reader, MonDoc  +, writes (6 November 2007):
Aristotle believed true happiness comes from achieving our exclusive purpose as human beings. He believed that plants, animals & humans have a nutritative soul; animals & humans have a perceptive soul; and that humans alone have a rational soul --- i.e. we're set apart because we can reason.
He also said that true happiness comes from seeking virtue, and that every virtue is the 'golden mean' between two extreme emotions. For example, courage is the golden mean between fear & over-confidence... and, as humans, we achieve happiness by seeking virtue through reason. There are other 'virtues' as well, and each is a mean between two opposite (see http://pages.interlog.com/~girbe/virtuesvices.html) for a breakdown of this.
What does all this mean? Well, I agree with Aristotle -- we are happiest when we're achieving what we're meant to achieve - seeking virtue in whatever situation we're in by our unique ability to reason. In terms of what is right for you, only you can say... but I suggest, if you're looking for answers to the purpose of humanity, start with the great philosophers - Aristotle, Descartes, Plato --- you'll certainly broaden your mind to begin with, and that may lead you onto something you end up being passionate about. Read, study & see where you go from there!
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 November 2007):
Sometimes people feel displaced. We feel disappointed in life maybe because we don't achieve or receive the things we expect from life. The meaning of life is an almost impossible question to answer correctly since there is no one answer that everyone will agree on. Life can only be what you make of it. You can still help like you want to and make a difference. Even if its only to one or a few people, the love and respect that you show people is always beneficial to people who need it and want it.
I think that you need to interest yourself in the positive things in life, like travel, love and the most simple but beautiful moments in life. Don't let life pass you by and talk to people about how you feel it does help. If you don't know for yourself what you want try something that someone you know is happy with and if that doesnt work keep trying. Chances are whilst your searching for happiness it'll have been right under your nose all the time and when you realise what it is you'll be happy and the experience that you would have gathered will help create the person you already are but have just not discovered.
Hope this helps. :)
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reader, gmapeaches  +, writes (5 November 2007):
 The purpose of life... to be the best you that you can be.. no one can be everything to everyone.. you are young and have a lot of living left to do.. travel if you want.. what about the peace corp? You want to live a meaningful life.. Get involved.. or just make the corner of the world you live in good. I don't feed starving children, or cure diseases but if i see a lost dog i find its home. if a i see a hurt child i give them a bandage. if i see a freind hurting i give a hug.. my life is meaningful.. find your place and live it to its fullest..
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 November 2007): You should seek God and everything will become clear. He has a special purpose for you but until you seek him you will be a free floating spirit. Lost and confused as you are now. Trust in him, learn his word and worship him and you will find your purpose. Good luck and God bless!
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