What's a profound definition of life purpose you heard?

[d0ornokey]

I'm looking for something deep and profound to contemplate

I really want to to understand the essence of life purpose 

[ajasatya]

@d0ornokey something that touches your heart as you do it.

for me it's reforestation. they grow so fast! it's misteriously satisfying to see the trees so green and big after 1~2 years.

[martin_malin]

What is it we are questing for?
It is the fulfillment of that which is potential in each of us.
Questing for it is not an ego trip;
it is an adventure to bring into fulfillment
your gift to the world, which is yourself.

Joseph Campbell

Edited August 7, 2018 by martin_malin

[martin_malin]

The question isn't whether self-disciplined and duty-bound people can have a happy, meaningful life ; it is whether those who lack self-control and who are convinced that nothing is better than they are can have such a life.

William B. Irvine, A guide to the good life