“Clarify your purpose. What is the why behind everything you do? When we know this in life or design, It is very empowering and the path is clear.” – Jack Canfield
Purpose is a known word, to all, but it has added vicissitudes in our day to day doings, and also it has missed out its main course in most of our life ways.
The title of this blog is to understand the word purpose itself, how it had been forgotten in our routine and life style, and its dire need. This is not an essay on How to find your purpose in life ? But it is a read to stay on your real purpose, without deviation and tail-spinning.
Everything we do, has a reason. All our doings in life are centered on different purposes….
WORD ORIGIN
The origin of the word purpose dates back to
- Before 12th Century From Greek Latin (Pro = Forth, Pause = To Halt)
- From 13th century from French ( Pour = Forth, poser = to put, to stop)
- Then from Anglo French (Proposer = To design, to intend, to propose)
- Presently From Dictionaries (meanings like = To intend, aim , Goal)
- I Could infer the meaning of purpose thus “ Proposed direction to be on, by pausing any deviations”
Purpose of any of our actions is the “Result we want to see” at the end of it.
Purpose of anything is the “thing you want to achieve” when you finish it.
Now for clarity, Let us take this purpose out, and let us black hole it to one point.
- It is a point.
- It is a “it” …Not elaborate. …Not many sentences. …
- It could be a single word. It is a “it”
- That “it” is the intention.
- That “it” is what you want to achieve.
- That “it” is the reason why you started it. (and Only YOU know it)
- That ‘it” = PURPOSE.
But we always do not remember this “it” – (Purpose) – in our actions. Also, We have enjoyed deviating away from this “it” just for sake of boredom or fun or peer pressure. In day to day life we seldom think this word, We forget it and miss our real purpose in doing things. We side track a lot. We sometimes miss the main direction. Many times, we negate the purpose and go behind already mis directed paths, into fantasy, maya, vanity , etc… If we could ask ourselves each time the basic questions and the understanding of the true purpose of our actions, we will not side track. Also we have to keep reminding ourselves daily.
As usual I did a Contrafactum, to reprimand me of chasing unnecessary things in life. Instead, we do have to chase the real purposes our heart is after.
Certain answers tell us the purpose of the – event / action / object, when we ask ourselves some of questions below. It might tell us whether we are doing the purpose of the particular action or Not.
- What it is for?
- What is the intention?
- Does this action help the purpose?
- Is it really needed for my purpose?
- Is it my Heart’s passion towards the purpose or Mind’s desire away from the purpose?
- In short “ Is this the WHY?”
More important than the quest for purpose, is the quest for its clarity
TO REALITY
- Even in our life ways, and in our every day task, every chore, every job, …. always ask ourselves this question
- What is my purpose in doing that?
- Is this the Why ?
- Am i ON the purpose?
- REMEMBER – the original meaning of word purpose is “Stop Deviating”.
- It does not mean – Run behind it in full throttle,
- It does not mean – Achieve it in ‘do or die’ philosophy.
- It surely does not mean – Forget the nature of the very same purpose.
We all, have purposes already embedded in our hearts & consciousness. So, let us do that purpose from our hearts, control our minds, and live this life to heart’s contentment.
