What is your mission?
Please note that I don't expect most people to be able to answer this fully — I know I can't. I began to understand pieces of my own when I was in my late teens, and only now in my late twenties is it starting to congeal (with an emphasis on “starting”).
In my case, I believe my “mission” is to set out tools for other people to achieve enlightenment*. Not to hand it to anyone — I'm utterly convinced that's impossible. Ignoring the fact that I'm as riddled with flaws as anyone and to “preach truths” would simply result in an equal amount of “preaching lies”, you can't force vision into a person. Vision finds you and from that point on, it's a done deal… But you can help people lay the foundation for it, and I hope I do that a little.
I'd really love to hear what other people perceive as their mission (via the Whatever forum). Even things like “I would like to be happy” are absolutely valid answers (although I'd love to hear people's definition of “happy”), as are things like “I have no idea, but my eyes are open”, or even “you're crazy, just try and be nice to the people around you, that's good enough”. What do you want to accomplish? What path do you want to walk?
Conan, what is best in life?To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
* ie. To come to realizations regarding fundamental truths of the universe. I believe that through body modification and body rites one can (a) come to understand the barriers of the flesh, (b) come to understand how the flesh can be used as a conduit to talk to God, and (c) actualize oneself as a conscious part of the whole.
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