April 5, 2013

27 of 65

The Purpose of Life

I don’t want to keep you in suspense.  There is no reason to wait until Day 65; we can pause right now for a brief moment to discuss the purpose of life on the Earth.  Understand that my intent is not to impose a particular belief, but to describe an experience.

Ten or twelve years ago, I participated in a class or workshop that met each weekend for several weeks.  It was called “The Ultimate Game” and was facilitated by a gentleman named John McKenna who lives in the mountains near Conifer, Colorado.  John is many things – a teacher, a martial arts master, a commodities investor, but I think mostly a musician.  He had recently completed an album called No Ordinary Days, which is a wonderfully melodic allegory depicting the journey that eventually leads one back to see his home with a new vision and to henceforth “walk the world in wonder.”  It is available only at John’s website, www.purplemusic.com.  It seemed he wanted to impart the wisdom he had gained from writing and recording those songs in a more prosaic fashion, so he created The Ultimate Game.

Each week, John would give us a homework assignment to prepare for the discussion and exercises coming the following week.  One assignment was to answer the question: What is the purpose of life on Earth?  I thought about that for a few minutes and quickly came up with my answer.  I was curious to learn what others would say. Continue reading →