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“A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life's morning.”
Carl Jung
Life Longevity
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Aging Significance
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Afternoon Reflection
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Human Purpose
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Life Stages
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Meaningful Existence
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“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
Carl Jung
Human Purpose
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Light Darkness
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Existential Meaning
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Existence
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Light
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Darkness
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“God alone is capable of loving God. We can only consent to give up our own feelings so as to allow free passage in our soul for this love. That is the meaning of denying oneself. We are created for this consent, and for this alone.”
Simone Weil
Divine Love
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Self Denial
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Spiritual Reflection
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Human Purpose
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Life Philosophy
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Inner Submission
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“God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.”
John Milton
Divine Service
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Humility
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Patience
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Obedience
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Human Purpose
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“Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.”
Marcus Aurelius
Human Purpose
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Mutual Understanding
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Shared Existence
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Purpose
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Understanding
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Existence
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“If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do.”
George Bernard Shaw
World Problems
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Human Purpose
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Problems
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World
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Purpose
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Human
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“It is not my business to think about myself. My business is to think about God. It is for God to think about me.”
Simone Weil
God
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Self
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Thought
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Divine Relationship
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Spiritual Focus
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Human Purpose
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“Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity.”
Vincent Van Gogh
Human Purpose
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Service to Humanity
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Greater Good
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Personal Fulfillment
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Collective Progress
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Life’s Mission
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“Men exist for the sake of one another.”
Marcus Aurelius
Human Purpose
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Mutual Support
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Interconnectedness
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Purpose
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Support
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Humanity
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“The quality of life is determined by its activities.”
Aristotle
Quality of Life
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Activities
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Fulfillment
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Human Purpose
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Living Well
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“Un homme n’est rien d’autre qu’une série d’entreprises. A man is no other than a series of undertakings.”
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Duty
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Personal Undertakings
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Human Purpose
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Identity
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Life
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Choice
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“We must feel everything, everything we can. We are here for that.”
Henry James
Emotional Depth
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Human Purpose
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Life Feeling
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Soul Experience
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Complete Awareness
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Inner Living
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“You shall not dwell in tombs made by the dead for the living.”
Khalil Gibran
Living Life
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Spiritual Freedom
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Human Purpose
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Existence
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Death
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Wisdom
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