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Why am I here? What is my life’s purpose?

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

The basic Second Coming teaching on this matter is that people are created, “not for the sake of themselves, but for the sake of others.” (True Christian Religion 406) In other words, we are born to be useful to other people. (Arcana Coelestia 1103)  The striking aspect of this teaching, however, is that this is […]

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