meaning vs purpose....

well... seems like itz been awhile since i updated the blog... heh... soory abt dat... me mind waz preoccupied by some things for awhile... so yeah.. didn't realli feel like opening up.... or maybe itz juz dat i dunno how to pen down my thoughts exactly... but hey... here's another entry... n i guess talk abt anything dat comes on my mind... nth preplanned...

well anyway been tinking abt how ppl always like to say dat they can't find meaning in life... well to me meaning in life is ironically meaningless... coz i tink meaning is most of the time imputed to life based on our veri limited knowledge of the overall circumstances n the future especially.... n wat we tink life is can actually be a gross misrepresentation of the reality of wat ur life realli is....

well then... of course we cannot juz float ard in lfie aimlessly w/o any direction rite? so to me... itz more impt to find ur PURPOSE in life instead of meaning... so watz the diff? seems like itz juz abt the same thing... well it is but there's a veri subtle but essential difference between the 2... i guess i'll use an analogy to illustrate this idea... tho i tink it may nt be a veri accurate representation of the difference itself.... take for example a can opener... itz purpose is to open cans rite? we dun hear ppl saying "the meaning of a can opener is to open cans" instead of "the purpose of the can opener is to open cans"... well wat i'm realli driving at is dat meaning is wat we give to life based on our knowledge.... purpose on the otherhand is wat our life is in reality...

therefore i come across the fact dat our meaning in life may be a misrepresentation of wat our lives r in reality.... to make it more understandable in our humanly context.... some ppl insist they're leaders.... their meaning in life is to lead others to attain greater goals... or to achieve something in their respective occupations... but perhaps their life reflects otehrwise... where they feel they're leading but their followers dun realli feel gd abt the leadership... well meaning in life may be gd for the leader as it becomes his motivation... but his meaning doesn't serve the purpose of leadership if the followers aren't confident abt it... perhaps the leader's purpose in life is realli... to be a follower...

i tink there is a veri dire need for us to differentiate between meaning n purpose in life.... juz take a look at the thought process of a suicidal person... most of them dun find any meaning in life anymore... which is merely bcoz they can't impute any kind of meaning into the circumstances in their lives.... but dat doesn't mean dat their life lacks purpose.... the thing is dat they've gotta seek out dat purpose in their lives.. instead of juz floating ard aimlessly n expect their lives to rejuvenate itself w/o any efforts frm themselves.... in view of the increasing cases of suicide... such a distinction is essential for everyone to know n truly believe in....

well... niway.. i guess datz abt wat i wanna say for this entry.. hahz... wil update again nxt week... ciaoz... ^^