REACTION PAPER
BAYBAYAN, JOHN MARK C.
BSED- IV Student
JAMAICA UBALDO
Values Instructor
“The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder, a waif, a nothing, a no man”-
Thomas Carlyle
Every invention has its own purpose on why it was created for. Maybe it is for our daily
lives, to make our chores do easily or for our own amusement. Nevertheless, it has purpose. But
the thing is, we will never know the purpose of the creation unless we ask the creator!
Some people seem to spend their whole lives dissatisfied, in search of a purpose. A lot of
philosopher were searching for the purpose of human being and made a complicated and
rhetorical question like “Why do we exist? , why am I here for?”. A simple question yet
meaningful. Many Philosopher like Aristotle, Descartes, Aquinas, Iddo Landau and many other
great Philosopher suggest that all of us should have a meaningful existence. Yet, how can we
know the specific purpose, for you and for me.
First thing that we should know is that, we are not accident. Our birth was no mistake, we
may be unplanned by our parents but God didn’t. He wasn’t surprise by our birth. In fact he
expected it. A lot of people are actually having an existential crisis because they cant find their
purpose!
We did not created ourselves so cant discover our purpose. To understand the meaning
and purpose of our lives, we must listen to God’s word. Because we may choose the career,
hobbies and even spouse but the purpose is up to God.
Therefore I conclude, the purpose of man is to bring worship to God. This is not bound
by any religion, beliefs and idealism but it is the ultimatum that man should do.
To GOD be the Glory!