# 6 The Purpose

Tʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙʟᴀɴᴛʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ. Wᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ, ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴏᴜʀsᴇʟᴠᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴇ. Tʜᴀᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʏᴄʟᴇ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ. Eᴠᴇʀʏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ. Rᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇʟsᴇ. I ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ʙᴀsɪs ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏʀ ɢᴏᴛᴏ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ. Wᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴ. Yᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɪᴛ's ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. Iᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ.

“Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ, Gᴏᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴏsᴍɪᴄ ʟᴏɴᴇʟɪɴᴇss.

Aɴᴅ Gᴏᴅ sᴀɪᴅ, "Lᴇᴛ Us ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴜᴅ, sᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴅ ᴄᴀɴ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Wᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴏɴᴇ." Aɴᴅ Gᴏᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴛʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀɴ. Mᴜᴅ ᴀs ᴍᴀɴ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ. Gᴏᴅ ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴜᴅ ᴀs ᴍᴀɴ sᴀᴛ, ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ. "Wʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪs?" ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴇʟʏ.

"Eᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ?" ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ Gᴏᴅ.

"Cᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ," sᴀɪᴅ ᴍᴀɴ.

"Tʜᴇɴ I ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪs," sᴀɪᴅ Gᴏᴅ.

Aɴᴅ Hᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.”
― Kᴜʀᴛ Vᴏɴɴᴇɢᴜᴛ, Cᴀᴛ’s Cʀᴀᴅʟᴇ

Gᴏᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ Eᴀʀᴛʜ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴇɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴠᴇ. Wᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ғᴏʀ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ I ɢᴜᴇss ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ғᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴅ. I ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ sɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙʀᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴛʀɪᴋᴇs ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ sᴜʀɢᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ. Sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʀʏ ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏʀᴛ. Tᴇᴀʀ ᴜᴘ.

As ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ. I'ᴍ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ɪᴛ. I ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs, ᴛʜɪs ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴠᴀsᴛ. Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ. I'ᴍ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. Tʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜʏ I sᴀɪᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ I ᴍᴇᴀɴ sʜᴇᴇsʜ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ's ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ. Sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ. Nᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏᴜs ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ. Iɴ ʟɪғᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ. Iᴛ's sᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴀʟ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ʙᴜᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ? Sᴏ ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇᴇʀs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀsᴋs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀssɪɢɴᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ.

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