Angela, you have a very good point!
My friend is indeed very positive. "Ridiculously positive," she says. I remember I was very positive when I met her and that seemed to inspire her, and lately I've been feeling pretty negative about my life even though I've been trying to be more positive like her.
You're probably right that "free from suffering" is something negative, at least in my mind. I don't think it necessarily has to be a negative thing... that is the way the Buddha expressed it, of course. However, for me at the moment... probably.
And yes, I already said I want to free others... how can I say that my purpose is for others to be free? I say my purpose is to free others and myself. I want to be free so that I can set the world free.
I want to breathe life into my purpose.
