THE MEANING OF LIFE
Perhaps
it may be helpful in answering this question to begin with the obverse. The big lie foisted upon us, as articulated
in the story of the Garden of Eden, is that the universe is ‘out to get us’. It preys
upon our fears and insecurities…”Maybe we are in this all alone so we have to look out for old number
one!” “There is scarcity and I may not
have enough.” Acquiescence to this
falsehood leads to a life robbed of meaning.
We are constantly co-creators of our universe. If we accept the ‘big lie’ we participate in
the creation of a negative and hostile world.
Think, ‘self-fulfilling prophecy.’
This is not to say that there are not
negative and dangerous currents globally.
The world can indeed be a frightening place with many traps and
pitfalls. Evil is real and not to be taken lightly. Jesus is quoted as saying “Be wise as
serpents but innocent as doves.”
However, this does not mean that reality is essentially hostile.
So, if the world is not our enemy, what
does life mean? It is a tremendous gift
that we are given in being allowed to co-create the universe. When we co-create for life, health and beauty
we participate in the meaning of life.
That meaning can, perhaps, only be understood in the doing. Seen from the outside a parent’s sacrifice
for a child looks like that…a sacrifice.
While the parent may not feel that at all “Sacrifice? No not all, it’s a gift to me that I can
provide for my child.” Created to be
givers we are in the flow of the meaning of life when we freely give. Want life to have meaning? then give as has
been given to you.
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