Life Does Have A Purpose

There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played
He never risked, he never tried, he never sang or prayed
And when, one day, he passed away, insurance was denied
For, since he never really lived, he never really died
-Anon.

Risk-taking is a part of everything. If you want to succeed, you must risk failure. If you want to be strong, you must risk losing face, hurting yourself and even appearing weak. If you want to be loved you must risk showing your affection without guaranteed reciprocation. If you make a choice you are taking a risk - whether that choice was the right one to make comes down to morality; whether it was the wisest choice of action comes down to the outcome (or the consequences).

We are surrounded by a masquerade. Any worldly person that claims to be happy, secure and balanced, is lying. Putting on a brave face, living a facade, pretending that everything is all right - when in reality there is no real sense of hope. Without purpose, life is meaningless; without direction, heading towards destruction; without the assurance of eternal life, rather scary indeed.

How anyone can be cool, calm and collective when what they believe is one big counterfeit way to live is beyond me. It's not real. When you know the truth, you can be real, transparent, unafraid, courageous, solidly grounded, sure and steadfast. When you live the truth, you are proving to the world that there is more to life than what is immediate, what you experience with your physical senses, what lies ahead for collective humanity.

We deserve punishment and yet grace sees us through to perfection.

-Timotheos
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