The question that Professor Barry proposed to us, "Do you think there is a higher purpose for your life?", is very hard to answer. It's hard to consider the overall purpose of your life, and be able to write it in a blog post. Professor Barry is basically asking the meaning for our existence, which is an extremely tough question.
Well, I would have to start by saying purposes of my life that are strictly school related. I would have to say my purpose or goal for myself is to get a good education and eventually get a job that I love. But that is all boring stuff.
My high school math teacher once asked our class, what defines us? Paraphrasing, he said, "if someone were to ask you who you were as a person, what would you say? I don't mean your name and what you do, I mean who you are?" He didn't our answer to be, for example, "my name is Tara Armstrong and I play soccer while attending Texas Lutheran". He wanted our answer to be more along the lines of, "my name is Tara Armstrong and I am a intelligent person and a thoughtful friend". This question stuck with me and the answer he wanted made me question what I would say.
I guess my purpose in life, and who I consider myself to be, is a leader and a friend. I pride myself on being a thoughtful, considerate person who will do anything for other people. I also take leadership and responsibility roles whenever I get the chance. Whether that be, organizing an event for my friends or taking control of a school project, I am never hesitant to take the lead.
If people were to be asked what they thought of me, I would hope they would say something along those lines. That I am an overall loving person that is intelligence and can act as a leader when need be. Not only do I hope they would say this, I'm pretty positive that is what they would say. What I leave behind as my legacy or purpose in life, will be my ability to help in any situation presented.
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