Experience life in its fullness

We are all searching for a purpose that can adding meaning to our existence. Whatever purpose we may find here on earth, no matter how lofty, has its limitations. It's not a purpose for which we are ready to give up our life. You might want to put an end to trafficking or build a multi-billion dollar business or discover the next life-saving drug. But giving your life for any of these causes doesn't make sense because with the end of your life your purpose also comes to an end. Our soul searches for something deeper, something more meaningful, something which adds meaning to our existence on earth, something which makes us feel the short-term purpose we have identified here fits into a larger picture or a wider vision and will continue to go on much after we are gone.


This is where the God factor comes in. In the biblical book of John 10:10, Jesus said, he came so that we might experience life, and life in all its fullness. I was wondering what this could mean. My understanding is that if you realize that the life on earth is short-term in nature, and it doesn't end here; rather it's just a small piece of a larger puzzle; and what you do here matters significantly in terms of deciding how the rest of your eternal life would turn out to be then the way you live life now would change. 

The way you look at your purpose will change. The energy and commitment you then bring to the table is likely to increase considerably. The challenges and pleasures of this current world will seem ephemeral. Chasing wealth and fame for its own sake will start seeming meaningless but rather how you can leverage what you had gained for the greater good, how you can use it to influence the eternal bit will be your main driver. And then you truly start experiencing something bigger than yourself. You truly start experiencing life, and experiencing it in all its fullness.

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