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Living with a Purpose

Everyday living is a usual challenge to everyday. We have different ways on how to deal our problems that challenge our abilities and skills as well as our faith for survival. In any circumstances, we will not learn if there is no challenge at all. This debut blog aims top elaborate on the said topic. I hope that after you read this blog. You will understand the true meaning of life with God.

Living with purpose is such a wonderful way to be with God helps us to understand what he really wants to convey to everyone. Many times, we usually feel that helping other people is difficult to do because we always assume that helping is always about money. But if we open our mind and heart to the people around us, we observe that there is more important aspect in life that money cannot bestow and is not about living but instead doing something for the sake of people and understanding their feelings. God always consider mankind as his purpose that’s why he gives us our freewill to choose for everything that we need. It’s his way to shape us to become people with dignity, respect to each other and face different challenges in life squarely.

I remember one time at around 3:00 in the afternoon; I went to the chapel of San Sebastian to say a little prayer before going home. I promised myself from the time when God granted my wish to continue my study in my current school that I always drop by the chapel. I saw a man not over 60 years of age seriously praying in the left part of the room. He actually caught my attention because of his clothing; He looked like a scavenger and it made me feel. I saw a man not over 60 years of age seriously praying in the left part of the room. He actually caught my attention because of his clothing; He looked like a scavenger and it made me feel uncomfortable. After a few minutes, I become restless looking at him without any reason and my concentration in praying were already gone. I thought he noticed that someone is looking at him that’s why he looked at me. I saw his eyes begging for help.

At that moment, I really did not know what I felt and then silence occupied the room so I decided to concentrate myself in praying. “ Iho, anong pangalan mo?” this is the exact question that the man asked me and I answered him in a rough voice. Our conversation gone further, I discovered that he is parted with his family many years ago. I felt the bitterness in his eyes as well as the regret of being away with his family. I told him to be strong and be faithful to God because in every problem there is always a good reason.

Our life is like an arena where in there is a winner and loser; we need to strive harder for us to meet our expectation in life. But, we should bear in mind that in every achievement there is a failure and it is God’s intention to help us find our purpose in life. The best way of finding our purpose is serving other people in our own ways. What I have written above is a good example of helping. I helped that man so that he could release all the problems that bothered to him. I just simply lent my ears to hear all his regret and bitterness.

My experience of helping is such an honor to me. It helped me to perceive what God wants me to do and I am happy that somehow I already marked the beginning of new life to live with purpose.