Can I Tell You A Secret?
Can I tell you a secret?
The secret answer to the question,
"What is it that everyone wants?"
"What is it that matters the most to people?"
"What keeps everyone going?"
We are all born with an innate disposition, and certain drives for self-preservation. We are also born with certain defense mechanisms. Some of us are naturally aggressive, the ones who desire to master, explore, strategize(divide and conquer), our aggression is fueled by affection from complements (or the desire for). Its those with the need to be liked and or successful to feel good. If you were to take someones agression and crossed it with their desire for affection, it would represent their ego. Our ego is what impels us to strive for a purpose.
Thats the answer. We live for purpose, our purpose is what matters the most to us. Our purpose keeps us going. Without purpose we would not exist. Yet there is a probelem, it's all in the present. We were not born with ability to see the future. Many cant even come to enough sense to properly plan for the future. Take a look around you. Its living for today. Think about what matters the most to you right now(your purpose). Honestly, what takes up the most time in your life. What is it? Is it God, Religion, School, A Certain Friend, A Special Girl Or Boy, Drugs, Drinking, Being Liked, Impressing Your Parents, A Certain Sport, Your Job(or getting one), A Certain Genre Of Music, Clothes, Livejournal, Myspace. ect ect.
Tell me, is that the same purpose you had this time last year? How about back in the 6th grade. (it's unlikely) DO you think that you will have the same purpose this time next year? How about when you find get a career? (also unlikely) So your current purpose will most-likely change soon, but only time can tell.
For me, this time last year, the most important thing in my life(believe it or not) was Christianity. My purpose was to learn and serve the Christian way of life. Now a year later I live to make a world without religion or prosecution(read song at bottom for an illistration of this.)
Is it still the number one thing in your life. Probably not. We tend to not realize how much we change. So whatever matters to you the most right now, probably wont in a little while. Time is passing by us faster than we know. If you stop to blink you will miss it. So dont put so much stock into what you are today, because thats not who you will be tommorow.
Its ok to live for today but be prepared for what comes tommorow.
For example: College
Thats will be a great transition for most of us, but too many of us aren't prepared for it.
Will we ever find the satisfaction that we so desire? Will it ever be enough? Is there anything in this world that can meet the need?
Perhaps its Peace and Love
Dont you want that? Dont you want to be able to close your eyes and relax your mind, knowing the world is doing just fine? Dont you want to forget everything problem you have? Dont you wish you didn't have a care in the world?
Through life, Im sure you have told a secret to someone, or someone has told a secret to you. That secret was most-likely told to someone else, until it seemed to you that the whole world knew about it. So I figure, the best way to spread this idea, is to tell you it's a secret.
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You...you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You...you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one
-Stalker-
The secret answer to the question,
"What is it that everyone wants?"
"What is it that matters the most to people?"
"What keeps everyone going?"
We are all born with an innate disposition, and certain drives for self-preservation. We are also born with certain defense mechanisms. Some of us are naturally aggressive, the ones who desire to master, explore, strategize(divide and conquer), our aggression is fueled by affection from complements (or the desire for). Its those with the need to be liked and or successful to feel good. If you were to take someones agression and crossed it with their desire for affection, it would represent their ego. Our ego is what impels us to strive for a purpose.
Thats the answer. We live for purpose, our purpose is what matters the most to us. Our purpose keeps us going. Without purpose we would not exist. Yet there is a probelem, it's all in the present. We were not born with ability to see the future. Many cant even come to enough sense to properly plan for the future. Take a look around you. Its living for today. Think about what matters the most to you right now(your purpose). Honestly, what takes up the most time in your life. What is it? Is it God, Religion, School, A Certain Friend, A Special Girl Or Boy, Drugs, Drinking, Being Liked, Impressing Your Parents, A Certain Sport, Your Job(or getting one), A Certain Genre Of Music, Clothes, Livejournal, Myspace. ect ect.
Tell me, is that the same purpose you had this time last year? How about back in the 6th grade. (it's unlikely) DO you think that you will have the same purpose this time next year? How about when you find get a career? (also unlikely) So your current purpose will most-likely change soon, but only time can tell.
For me, this time last year, the most important thing in my life(believe it or not) was Christianity. My purpose was to learn and serve the Christian way of life. Now a year later I live to make a world without religion or prosecution(read song at bottom for an illistration of this.)
Is it still the number one thing in your life. Probably not. We tend to not realize how much we change. So whatever matters to you the most right now, probably wont in a little while. Time is passing by us faster than we know. If you stop to blink you will miss it. So dont put so much stock into what you are today, because thats not who you will be tommorow.
Its ok to live for today but be prepared for what comes tommorow.
For example: College
Thats will be a great transition for most of us, but too many of us aren't prepared for it.
Will we ever find the satisfaction that we so desire? Will it ever be enough? Is there anything in this world that can meet the need?
Perhaps its Peace and Love
Dont you want that? Dont you want to be able to close your eyes and relax your mind, knowing the world is doing just fine? Dont you want to forget everything problem you have? Dont you wish you didn't have a care in the world?
Through life, Im sure you have told a secret to someone, or someone has told a secret to you. That secret was most-likely told to someone else, until it seemed to you that the whole world knew about it. So I figure, the best way to spread this idea, is to tell you it's a secret.
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You...you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You...you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one
-Stalker-