Purpose of Life
PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE What is the purpose of human life? This question has troubled thinkers and philosophers for ages. In the olden ages, one's commitment to family, king, and God were considered as the purpose of life. But with the rise of individualism, post the Enlightenment era, identifying one's purpose in life has become a lot more complicated. Postmodernists and Existentialists reject the view that life has a predefined goal and objective. According to them, how we emotionally, intellectually, and physically react to our external circumstances and events, forms the essence of life. Life is lived from moment to moment and there is no overall purpose that could govern the entire life span of a human being. So does human life really have a purpose? This leads to further questions. Is there a purpose for humanity as a whole and how does an individual human's purpose fit in this overall purpose of humanity. Is the purpose of a human being preordained or does the indi...