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Alvin · 11-08-2006, 04:50 AM

Hi ImOpen,

I think I know what you're getting at and I agree...at sorts.

I do think that a higher purpose for us, if it exists, is probably profound enough to be engaging and even dynamic throughout our lives, and it is a worth-well introspective process to devote a life-time to.

That said, how else would we interface the world except through our symbols? We make sense of, and communicate to each other through the use of symbols; langauge and art. While these symbols are undoubtedbly 'surface structure', they also help point us to the 'deep structures' in our lives.

My ultimate take on this is a pragmatic one; would expressing your felt purpose in words/music/drawings help you increase the quality of your life? If it does, then that's the way to go for you, no need to knock it.

But if you feel (and I think you do, let me know if I'm wrong) that you prefer to rely on your gut, and to use the awareness of this gut feeling to guide your everyday actions, and it works, more power to you.

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Alvin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 433	Hi ImOpen, I think I know what you're getting at and I agree...at sorts. I do think that a higher purpose for us, if it exists, is probably profound enough to be engaging and even dynamic throughout our lives, and it is a worth-well introspective process to devote a life-time to. That said, how else would we interface the world except through our symbols? We make sense of, and communicate to each other through the use of symbols; langauge and art. While these symbols are undoubtedbly 'surface structure', they also help point us to the 'deep structures' in our lives. My ultimate take on this is a pragmatic one; would expressing your felt purpose in words/music/drawings help you increase the quality of your life? If it does, then that's the way to go for you, no need to knock it. But if you feel (and I think you do, let me know if I'm wrong) that you prefer to rely on your gut, and to use the awareness of this gut feeling to guide your everyday actions, and it works, more power to you.