Purpose

I remember I was in my late teens and one night I asked myself if I believed in God. At the time I was there about 90% and then I had about 10% doubts. Then I asked myself would I choose to stay alive if there was no God or purpose. The answer for me was "No". I realized I would kill myself before I was 25 either directly or indirectly(through risk taking) if I did not believe in God. Therefore I decided in the interests of staying alive that the 10% of me that didn't believe in God would have to go out of my need to stay alive.

I suppose millions of people just decided to kill themselves directly or indirectly instead through the centuries. But I found through having a purpose I was able to stay alive (so far) to age 65.

So, often without a purpose people are going to commit suicide either directly or indirectly around the world. So, if you want people to stay alive you have to find a way to give them a purpose, a reason for staying alive. Otherwise soon they will be gone.

However, there is another appropriate statement here as well, "You can bring a horse to water but you cannot make him drink." In other words a person often must choose his or her own purpose or all is in vain.

But now, if you were to ask me why I stay alive I would likely tell you that my purpose is to stay alive so I set a good example for my children and for my wife and friends and so I can continue to write for all of you.

Staying alive at all is a very hard thing to do for almost everyone. It is always a struggle. It is just usually a different kind of struggle at different points in a person's life. When I was young I lived for myself more. After I had my son and my other children I found I lived for them and for my friends and relatives. Though my life is a God centered one my view of God is much different than my view when I was a teenager.

My present view is that all life in the universe is intelligent in every matter or dimension that there is. And somehow all the life force in the universe together could be called God if you wish. And is there intelligence in this life force we call God? How would you explain a human body or a sunset or looking at the sun or a sunset at the beach or over a mountain if there is no intelligence behind all this?

The whole universe is alive and I can experience that, can you?

And this whole universe in all it's dimensions including alternate universes is God. This is the way i see all this at present.