{"id":195351,"date":"2019-12-08T07:24:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T15:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=195351"},"modified":"2019-12-08T07:42:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T15:42:06","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/08\/what-is-the-purpose-of-life-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Purpose of Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Deepen understanding, wisdom, knowledge, art, aesthetics<\/a> and philosophy<\/a> and share this knowledge and wisdom with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Focusing on self-development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An idea from my buddy Jeffrey Lam<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on self-development.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We cannot force others to develop themselves. However we can control to develop ourselves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sharing ideas with others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As Seneca<\/a> has once said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having all the great knowledge in the world would be useless if you didn’t have it to share with anyone else.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the purpose of philosophy is to discover deeper truths, knowledge, and wisdom– and sharing this idea with others, to drive human evolution forward.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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You cannot enjoy wealth, fame, and power after you die.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I personally do not believe in a conscious afterlife. Therefore the question is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we best effectively utilize our lives before we die?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If we strive to accumulate wealth, power, and influence during our lives (then we die) — we cannot enjoy this wealth after our death. The question is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What can we enjoy during our lives?<\/li>
  2. What kind of legacy<\/a> do we desire to leave behind after we die?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    There is no ultimate purpose to life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    What I believe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There is no ultimate purpose to life. You must self-direct your own life towards what you consider noble and worthy of yourself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    For myself, this is a combination of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Philosophy<\/a><\/li>
    2. Art<\/a><\/li>
    3. Sociology<\/a><\/li>
    4. Information<\/a><\/li>
    5. Photography<\/a><\/li>
    6. Publishing<\/a>\/blogging<\/a><\/li>
    7. Freedom<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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