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The Meaning of Life:
The Talmud teaches:
Just before a baby is born,
an angel shows it everything there is to know
and learn
on Earth.
Then at the moment of birth,
the angel touches the infant?s upper lip,
and the child forgets everything.
We spend the rest of our lives
remembering
what the angel showed us.
This is a generic guide
to the meaning of life.
It does not describe one view
of the meaning of life
and recommend you adopt it.
It helps you remember
what the angel showed you.
The angel showed you
the meaning of life.
In case you have not remembered yet,
here is what the angel showed you.
You Will...
LAND HERE
Just exactly as if you are landing a spaceship
from another galaxy,
your soul enters your body
and lands here on Earth.
Perhaps you come from out of nowhere,
out of nothingness.
Or else you had a previous existence somewhere,
in another realm
or in this realm,
and you have forgotten it.
Perhaps you land here
of your own free choice.
Or some cosmic force
some karma
beyond you
causes you to land on this planet;
and you have no choice.
No matter.
This is Earth.
You land
and stay for a while.
You Will...
HAVE TASKS
You come here to do certain
specific
things.
You may have one task
or many.
Your tasks may be obvious to you.
or you may need time,
effort,
maybe struggle
even to clarify
your tasks.
You may never quite even clarify your task
until the moment
your time in this body
ends.
You may work on your task for years
before you realize,
?This is my task.?
The tasks you came to perform
may take the whole of your life
or be done in an instant.
You may be aware
you are performing your life task
while you do it.
You may perform your task quickly,
hardly noticing
anything special,
unaware
you are doing the task
you came to do
while you do it.
Your task may be so easy,
obvious and
natural,
you never even wonder,
"What is my task?"
Your unique blend
of talents and interests
may lead you
to your task
and you just do it.
Or, your task may be a constant,
unpleasant
struggle
you fight
every step of the way.
Your task may be noble and wonderful
and gain you
recognition,
rewards
and honors.
Or, it may be simple,
totally unnoticeable
while you do it.
You may perform your task quickly,
hardly noticing
anything special,
unaware
you are doing the task
you came to do
while you do it.
Your task may be so easy,
obvious and
natural,
you never even wonder,
"What is my task?"
Your unique blend
of talents and interests
may lead you
to your task
and you just do it.
Or, your task may be a constant,
unpleasant
struggle
you fight
every step of the way.
Your task may be noble and wonderful
and gain you
recognition,
rewards
and honors.
Or, it may be simple,
totally unnoticeable
by anyone else.
You Will...
WORK TO SURVIVE
You will be born
with a powerful
innate desire
to remain alive.
You will do almost anything
to continue living.
At some point
you may discover
some limits,
and allow your life
to end.
You Will...
HAVE EXPERIENCES
Every thought you have,
Every action you take,
Every feeling you perceive
is an experience.
Experiences are neither good nor evil.
Some experiences are short,
some are long.
Some experiences will be fun,
others will be excruciating.
Sometimes experiences seem interconnected,
sometimes they seem random.
They are simply experiences.
You Will...
HAVE A BODY, EMOTIONS, THOUGHTS AND A SOUL
Your experiences will come to you through four modalities:
physical,
emotional,
mental
and spiritual.
Your body will give you physical messages of
sensation,
movement,
pain and
pleasure.
Your emotional mechanism?s feelings
will attract you
and repel you
in different directions,
sometimes conflicting.
Your mind?s thoughts
will make logical inferences
and judgments
about your experience.
Your soul?s intuitions
will guide you
to realize
the deepest subtleties
of your experience
and its meaning.
You Will...
HAVE CHALLENGES
Some of your experiences will be difficult.
They will bring you pain and suffering.
You may wish with all your heart
that some experience
did not come your way.
You may find joy in the challenge
of an experience,
even when the pain
is most severe.
Each difficult experience
is a challenge,
an opportunity
to continue
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