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Originally Posted by Athena  Shouldn't our purpose be the area in which we can contribute the greatest good and light to the world?
What about the talents we are born with, the areas where contribution flows easily from us and are actually feels euphoric? That is what we should look to in contribution.
The 'earth as your school' model looks a little too self-centered. I've always thought that any personal lessons are really little obstacles that end up with us opening up our God/love channels more, and thus we end up contributing more good to the world. I think our primary purpose on earth is not learning lessons for ourselves, but is contributing light and progress to the world. |
Well, that SOUNDS all nice and fluffy, but if that's everyone's purpose, it sort of defeats the whole logic behind reincarnation. And if you don't believe in reincarnation, then that model may well be a more logical one.
But remember the old adage: "Charity begins at home" and the other one about cleaning up one's own house first, etc. If one has evolved and grown to the point where they have already become enlightened enough to where they no longer succumb to the more negative behaviors and emotions -- anger, hate, envy, vindictiveness, revenge, despair, etc. -- then perhaps you are correct and a lifetime spent in service to others is a proper life's purpose for a soul.
However, I believe that until one grows out of all of the "lower" vibrations and emotions, that a soul's purpose is to indeed be self-serving for the betterment of one's own spirit. It's difficult to be of much help to others when your own "house is not in order." I know several people like this; their own lives are spent in misery, constantly complaining and playing up their role as victim in the world. Yet they all claim that they're too busy "helping others" to get their own stuff together.
But who's going to accept help or advice from someone who appears and behaves like a loser? Nobody, that's who. Or at least nobody smart, that is.
Who would you prefer to take spiritual advice from: Ghandi or Louis Farakhan? The Dalai Lama or Pat Robertson? Each may believe fervently that they are "bringing light and progress to the world," but it's pretty obvious which two have a few more "issues" they ought to deal with first before turning their attentions outside of themselves.
And there's nothing to stop one from doing both. Why can I not work towards the growth and evolution of my soul and still find ways to bring light and progress to the world? In any case, if you accept that there is but One Universal Consciousness that we are all a part of, then isn't it all experience basically self-serving, regardless of how we choose to perceive it?
~ RS