Purpose Of Man
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Purpose Of Man
One of the toughest and deepest issues in life is the purpose of man. This issue
can never be simply answered. Many historians have dissected the subject and
have come up with many different ideas. One of these historians, thought to be
the greatest of all, is Aristotle. He stated that each person has his own
“telos” or goal in life. Each individual human has there own purpose in
life, whether they know it or not. Most people believe happiness is their goal.
Others, such as Christians, think that serving God and being accepted into
heaven is the goal of life. Aristotle is thought to be one of the greatest
historians. Aristotle based his ethics on human nature. Aristotle got most of
his work from one of the greatest Catholic philosophers, Thomas Aquinas.
Aristotle claims that everyone’s goal is happiness. He stated that there is
only one way to achieve true happiness and that is by living a virtuous life. He
said that if one is not living a virtuous life, then they are not truly happy.
Being happy is one of the biggest goals in life. Some people have tons of money
and live very lavishly, but they might hate what they do. That is why many
people choose not to become businessmen or lawyers, some become policemen or
priests. If people did what makes them happy, they wouldn’t be so stressed out
and there wouldn’t be as many suicides. Almost all of the people who commit
suicide are unhappy with their lives. This statement holds true with me, because
whenever I am happy I look forward to the next day and having fun in life.
People, who are selfish and greedy, usually are not happy in their lives. They
don’t really have a purpose in life except the desire for money. But people
who give and lead a virtuous life tend to be happy and strive toward helping
others. The wise statement, give and you shall receive, is very true. I think in
my life if I didn’t give and help other people I would be very bitter and
spiteful. Whenever I help out someone worse off than I am, I am not only helping
someone else, but in return I am giving myself something in returnt. Knowing
that I helped someone less fortunate is very gratifying. My goal in life is
getting to heaven. My actions strive to achieve this place in my after life. God
put us on this planet so that we could serve him and help out others. If we do
not listen to what God has taught us, we could be sent to hell, and I surely do
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