Raison d’Être
For decades, I searched my mind for the reason of my existence. No philosophy, no reading, no preaching and no religion could offer a suitable answer to my quest. I could never make mine the opinions expressed by many philosophers that human life is an absurdity void of any real intended meaning. As to religious answers, they appear to be based much more on fear and mythical hope than on logical and sustained reasoning. In an attempt to shun away embarrassing questions, devotees usually replaces the word ignorance by mystery. I do not accept the dogma “God loves you under the condition that you believe and submit to my religion, or your life after death will be a permanent and endless state of despair in a dark place'.
Because I could not accept the contradiction I perceived in such type of message, I did what I always do when I see no solution in sight. I turned to Mother Nature, and patiently watched and listened. The answer came, clear and simple: I was created a human to experience, learn and progress in the knowledge of the Universe. There were no more unanswered questions. Humanity is a school founded and managed by the supreme intelligence that has made and governs the whole Universe.
The notion integrates perfectly with the principle of a nature in constant and endless evolution. All elements of creation are preserved. Nothing is ever lost. A human's life must have a purpose; a purpose in accordance with all other elements of Nature. It has to be evolution in the broadest meaning of the word. We humans are here for the duration of our classes. Experiences are lessons. We must come to terms with Mother Nature, accept the experiences she sends us and learn the lessons she teaches us. As soon as a lesson is learned, comes another. How well we cope depends on our acceptance of the role we are asked to play in the human world. The Director made no mistake about you. You're exactly where he wants you to be. Being practical, one can say that you are not at liberty to modify the character you have to play but the interpretation is your own responsibility. You will be good or not per your own volition and not otherwise.
Nobody and nothing on this planet make any move, so little and insignificant be it, without a goal, a motivation. Let’s face it, in that way, we are perfectly egotistic: we are absolutely incapable of doing anything without a reward for ourselves. So we have been created.
The ultimate goal of human life is to reach harmony with this world of ours. The intelligence governing us transmits its appreciation through feelings. Love, satisfaction, and, ultimately happiness manifest themselves, out of the blue sky, as soon as one has satisfactorily assimilated the lessons he had been assigned.
Being successful usually translates into pride, satisfaction, and joy. On the other hand, someone handicapped or sub-endowed could also derive a lot of satisfaction from a less prominent rank because of lessons well learnt. In the eyes of the superior intelligence, it is obvious that being first, being rich, being successful according to human standards, doesn't mean anything as such.
What you must understand is this: when nature finally rewards you with durable happiness, be assured that you have fulfilled the reason for your coming to this world.
For those who are still unhappy, the situation is equally clear: you are in the middle of an experience, in the process of learning. You may miss the essence of the lesson that is being taught to you. You will have to modify, at least a little bit, your way of thinking, of analyzing the situation. Just the way nightmares come to an end when they are completed, the moment you perceive and accept the lesson you are being taught, a new reality will replace the somber one. Don't look at others, don't look around, in front or behind, the answer is already in you. It is with nothing, nobody and nowhere else.