SEARCHING FOR ONE'S MISSION IN LIFE

 

 

Finding one's mission in life is part of the exam of life.  God did not create man without a purpose.  To each and every spirit, He endowed certain attributes but never all His attributes;  otherwise there will be no creation as that being would be Himself.  So every spirit in that sense is different.  Each is endowed with certain attributes to produce specialization.  In other words, He created according to a master plan and not in a haphazard way.  To each creature, specialization is given so as to contribute to the whole level of one kind of creation.

 

Concrete examples are the Archangels.  Each one has his specialization, his goal.  Poor Lucifer, the rebel, the unauthorized creator who arrogated unto himself powers he was not allowed nor qualified to handle, did not know and fully comprehend the scheme of things, the Master Plan.  That was why he was no match in the fight against the seven Archangels acting as one.  In unity there is strength.  Lucifer defeated was thus confined at the center of Earth --- the Hades.  He was given charge of devils out to tempt man, for the Infinite Being to find out who among his beloved created beings on Earth are qualified to be one with Him and who would choose otherwise, again willing the principle of duality. Those who want to be one with Him have to follow the steps of perfection:  perfect in Will Power, Intelligence, and Love.  The dual of it, those who do not want to be with Him, has to follow the path of Imperfection:  to be confined in one's selfishness, to seek only the material things on Earth and to follow the dual of Will Power --- to follow the easy, pleasurable way of the flesh, honor, riches, etc.  Poor Lucifer did not realize he fulfilled God's master plan for a left-left spirit to preside over the dual of God's kingdom.

 

Every one of you on Earth, and for that matter others in the different worlds of different galaxies, has a mission in life.  Each one of you is a part of a jigsaw puzzle.  Humanity is like a jigsaw puzzle.  When one finds his mission in life, he fits in the jigsaw puzzle and thus contributes his share in the formation of the big jigsaw puzzle.  Some fit.  Some become misfits.  Those who fit become happy.  The misfits are thoroughly unhappy and therefore thrown into the waste can to be recycled to form a new part for the building of the big, ever growing puzzle.  Each one finds his place if he has done his part for his fellowmen like the heroes, the missionaries, the government officials who contribute to the advancement of the country, the executives of private companies, and even the lowly janitors and security guards.  Each has his share in forming man's advancement as a group.  And notice, if one loves his neighbors, he facilitates the mission of the other fellow.  Therefore, if each and every human being loves each and every one, each helping the other so that Love reigns in every heart of the individual, then the jigsaw puzzle will be constructed faster.  The whole humanity will graduate to the astral plane and the enkantos and other elementals will likewise be elevated to another plane of existence.

 

So the job of each and every one of you is to find your place in the sun.  The trouble is each tries to fight the other for a place when the whole place is very large.  This is the irony of life.  One competes with the other when one can cooperate.  Envy sets in so as to destroy or hinder group effort.  Group effort is more successful than individual effort.  There is synergy.  The principle of synergy where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is the reward of God for group effort to teach man the importance of helping one another, of loving one another, of praying for one another. Look at a ceremony in a church.  There is synergy in the common prayers.

 

But how do you find your place in the sun?  How do you look for your mission in life?  The first clue is your abilities.  The innate abilities are what will lead you to your mission in life.  If one is good in math, most likely he is intended for building churches, offices, homes, or roads and bridges.  Or he might be a teacher.  If one is good in languages, he is intended for a writing job to propagate truth (not lies) to open the hearts of men to eternal truths.  Or if it is in speech, he might be intended for the pulpit to convince people to mend their ways and embark on spiritual perfection.  And he is amply rewarded in heaven for his leading "a lonely, sex-starved life."  Someone might be good in pubic relations, in speech, and in leading others, and therefore most fitted for a government post where he can help lots of people.

 

There are countless others.  So by looking at one's abilities, you can determine where you can be qualified, be it a doctor, teacher, engineer, a priest or a dentist, a janitor or guard, or even a plain squatter or beggar.  Each one has a role to play.  Who said the world is a stage and each of you is a bit player?  The more correct, the world is a jigsaw puzzle and each one tries to fill in his share to complete the whole.

 

Another way of finding your mission in life aside from your abilities is your interests.  You might be good in different areas, that is good in speech, in writing, in math, in science, in athletic bodybuilding, in skills of the hand, what then do you do?  Shall you be jack of all trades, master of none?  So study of one's abilities alone is not enough guide in your search for your mission.  The different abilities are reflections of the various roles and jobs you have played in your various lives.   Thus, the more abilities you have the more past lives you have gone through and different missions you have performed.  So you now focus on yourself looking for your interests.  Your interest will guide you.  The happier you are in a particular job, the more fitted you are for it.  The more contented you are, the closer you are to your mission.  And if you Love your work sincerely, then you have fitted your role to a T and you form part of the jigsaw puzzle.

 

Your interests are there to guide you in the path of life lest you be waylaid and go on with life drifting from one job to another, never contributing your share to the good of the community.  So it is wrong for parents to force their children to pursue a given career.  A lawyer, for example, should not insist on his sons' becoming lawyers just like him.  His children might become better doctors than lawyers.  It is almost a crime for a parent to prevent a son from becoming a minister of God, or a daughter from becoming a servant of her true creator.  A parent's job is to help his children to look for their place in the sun, to help them search for their mission in life, but never to impose his will, his frustrated goal in life.  Let their children analyze their abilities and interests to find their mission in life.  And if a child does not aspire high, let him be.  Most probably he is intended for a lowly job.   His role might be for his other brothers and sisters to practice Love and test them for humility.

 

Everything, every event has a meaning.  And you will know if only you meditate in the stillness of the night or in the refreshing silence of the early dawn.  That is why meditation is a vehicle to the path of heaven.  Meditation helps you in your search for your mission in life and in your travel along the thorny path due to the thorns of misfortunes, disasters, and problems of what you have to overcome.

 

Another way of finding your vocation is to pray to your friend, your Guardian Angel, for enlightenment.  As he is nearest you, guiding you, and reminding you in times of temptations, he is most capable of scanning you and helping you find your mission in life.  He will take care.  Be sure to pray for your Guardian Angel to give him the necessary energy to be able to help you.

 

It might happen that after you have considered abilities and interests, several paths of vocation are still open.  Then how do you make your choice?  Find out in what job you can be of help to as many persons as possible.  The help you can extend should be in the order of spiritual, then material.  In other words, if you can help more people spiritually than materially then choose the spiritual inclinations.  Thus, if you have a choice between being a doctor or a minister of God, choose minister of God.  It you have a choice between becoming a lawyer or a doctor; choose "doctor of medicine" as you will be able to help more people.  But if you intend to become a doctor for the money in it, better choose becoming a lawyer.  Your patients might not be able to afford your medicine and services, or curse you silently for your exorbitant rates or feel oppressed; the end result might be newer karmic debts.

 

So the message is simple.  Choose your role in life where you can be of best help in your community and country, taking into consideration your abilities, your interests, and the happiness the role brings.  Money helps in the happiness but it should never be the primary goal.  The more important is the service you can render your fellowmen.  And the more service you can render, the more happiness it brings.  For service to one's fellowmen is an element of Love.  And one's Love for his fellowmen is the level of one's happiness here on Earth or in heaven.  And when that Love blossoms to Divine Love, then Christ will forever reign in your heart and you will become one of God.  From dust your physical body comes, to dust it will return.  From God your spirit comes, to God your Creator it will return.  It will return if you perfect yourself in Will Power, Intelligence, and Love.  And   this you can accomplish easily if you find your mission in life early and do it with all your heart, never waylaid along the path of life with pleasures of sex, leisure, and Earthly things.

 

And, find your place in the sun.  Perform your mission in life now lest you fail and be given another different mission in another cycle of reincarnation.