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Individual Revelation About Purpose And Meaning

Perhaps what I wanted (fame, fortune, and influence) would have blinded me from the world, as God wanted me to see it.    History has shown us that fame, fortune, and influence, leads to blind obsession of more of the same at any cost.    They live life for their own individual desires thrusting anything not serving that interest under the bus.    They cannot fill the their addiction for more and more.    In wonder...I have always asked what I am doing here and what is my purpose.   Why were the things I chased no closer than they had been 25 years ago?   Who has not wanted to be rich, famous, and influential?   After two-and-a-half decades of struggle, working hard for long days, and taking many chances, I have just limited wisdom to show for it all.   As I sit here on a rock in a stream, on a beautiful sunny day, these thoughts come to me again.   These very thoughts were the very ones that tortured me and kept me from s...