(2207121922-1934)
As a human
I enter
this world
with
nothing
and I leave
this world
with nothing.
So what is the sense
in all of
this?
What good is all the money,
all the
power and prestige,
all the
luxury
in the long
run?
What lasting value
does it
have?
Is all in
vain?
I noticed
that it
serves
as a
distraction
for a
little while
at best.
I have tried everything.
But in the
time of crisis,
none of
those things
can carry
me through.
What is the sense
and
purpose in life
if those
things don’t hold?
They only make me happy
for a short
time.
They do not
truly satisfy.
Is this all there is to life?
Everything
I can accomplish?
Is that
what life
is all
about?
I can hardly believe it.
Doing good
and helping
others –
that should
be
the purpose
of my life.
At least that is
what the
Bible teaches.
I have to confess
that I
thought of everything
except of
that.
But if it is
the Creator’s
instruction for me,
then he
must have
a reason
for it.
So I decided to try it out.
Doing good
to those
who in my
eyes
don’t
deserve it
one bit.
Helping
those
who are
really hurting
instead of
just my friends.
In the beginning
that was
not easy
and I had
to overcome
many
hesitations,
but in the
end
I received
so much
pleasure
and inner
joy
from doing
this,
that I made
a lifestyle
out of it.
And by now
I don’t
just believe
but I know
that my
life
is not in
vain.
Theme: The purpose of life
Command them to
do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for
themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold
of the life that is truly life. (1.
Timothy 6,18-19)
Bible quotation: NIV translation
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