Why Exist?

[atanu]

Why does one exist? Does any individual know the reason for his/her coming into being? Does the individual know his/her purpose of being?

 

[Awoon]

Coming into being would be non being before coming to being.

Ithea is the self existing principle.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

I exist because my parents wanted kids.

 

[Photonic]

I exist because of the reproductive nature of living organisms.

 

[idav]

Why does one exist? Does any individual know the reason for his/her coming into being? Does the individual know his/her purpose of being?

Individual purpose is egocenterism. It is beyond mere one individual and depends on the whole.

 

[Skwim]

Why does one exist? Does any individual know the reason for his/her coming into being?

Pretty much what Photonic said.

Does the individual know his/her purpose of being?

Why do you think there is a purpose?

 

[outhouse]

Why does one exist? Does any individual know the reason for his/her coming into being? Does the individual know his/her purpose of being?

mom and dad had fun POOF your here.

you will grow up and do the same.


try to be a good person along the journey

 

[krsnaraja]

Why does one exist? Does any individual know the reason for his/her coming into being? Does the individual know his/her purpose of being?

WHY EXIST?
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Y WITH SEX!
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Your question I saw meaning in it when I re-arranged the words WHY EXIST?

 

[Penumbra]

My parents wanted kids. The first one died. The second one was me.

But they believe I'm the reincarnated version of the first one. :sarcastic

 

[Photonic]

My parents wanted kids. The first one died. The second one was me.

But they believe I'm the reincarnated version of the first one. :sarcastic

Yikes.

 

[atanu]

Pretty much what Photonic said.

So why Skwim is Skwim and not Photonic is mere chance?

Why do you think there is a purpose?

All people run helter skelter with some purpose or other. It appears that people have purpose. Why you think that there is no purpose?

 

[PolyHedral]

Why you think that there is no purpose?

You appeared to be asking the general question. My answers to the OP are, incidentally, "Mu," "Usually," and "Sometimes".

 

[Willamena]

You appeared to be asking the general question. My answers to the OP are, incidentally, "Mu," "Usually," and "Sometimes".

What do you mean by "the general question"? It sounded pretty specific to me.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Does the individual know his/her purpose of being?

All people run helter skelter with some purpose or other. It appears that people have purpose. Why you think that there is no purpose?

In other words ...

People act with intent therefore an individual's has a purpose.​

That's pretty sloppy thinking ... :yes:

 

[PolyHedral]

What do you mean by "the general question"? It sounded pretty specific to me.

He did not ask, "Why do you exist?" He asked about humanity in general as a single unit.

 

[Willamena]

He did not ask, "Why do you exist?" He asked about humanity in general as a single unit.

Ah, you're taking it out of context.

Think of it as: people have purpose, so why don't you?

 

[atanu]

In other words ...

People act with intent therefore an individual's has a purpose.
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That's pretty sloppy thinking ... :yes:

I said: It appears that people have purpose

 

[Willamena]

Why does one exist? Does any individual know the reason for his/her coming into being? Does the individual know his/her purpose of being?

I'm reminded of my first profound moment, as a young adult. I asked my mother this question --why do we exist? --and her response was simple. She said, "To be."

The implication for me was that this state of existence is here to experience this state of existence.

 

[atanu]

I'm reminded of my first profound moment, as a young adult. I asked my mother this question --we do we exist? --and her response was simple. She said, "To be."

The implication for me was that this state of existence is here to experience this state of existence.

This is a beautiful answer, Willamena.

But I request you to write a few lines as to why it was a profound moment?

 

[atanu]

Coming into being would be non being before coming to being.

Ithea is the self existing principle.

Thank you Awoon. But can the 'non being' ever change its nature and come to being?