How does "having children" give you a greater purpose in life?
17 Answers to "How does "having children" give you a greater purpose in life?"
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You will only ever know how much children change your life when you have your own. Suffice to say, they will fundamentally change how you look at everything in life.
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at the contrary i think basic reproductive system its not a purpose itsellf. i mean yeah having a family is maybe going to happen for everyone at some point, or maybe not. what i really aspire to be has nothing to do with what use i make of my genitals, and if you wanna raise kids for a better tomorrow, i would start at helping the ones that already exist to start in the world with the right attitude.
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It did for me, because my kids depended on me to provide and fend for them. In other words, it forced me to grow up.
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All of a sudden there is bundle of joy in your arms............crying, pooping and not feeding properly. You realise you have to get yur own life in order so you are there for them when they it.
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Because instead of just living for yourself you now have a goal to see that these children serve a higher purpose.
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Because you love them no matter what, (unconditonal love)
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We all see this after we procreate, the propose is to see them into adulthood with our passed on intellect and the desire to continue on with the family as they have their own eventual family structure.
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because you have to be responsible for this little person who depends on you for everything, you learn then to put yourself last and this tiny persobn first, you get great joy out of teaching them things and even though they cry and throw tantrums, seeing them happy is the best feeling in the world
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You are raising the future of this world
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Children are like drugs, they make you feel good whether they're really good for you or not.
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You experience putting others before self
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Some people want to start families and raise a better generation
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From what I've witnessed a child's purpose is to drive the parents insane enough to start drinking heavily.
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I don't know that it does. I'm proud of my grown children and their families but I don't consider their existence as having been the purpose of my own existence. I don't figure life has any particular purpose. My life is important to me. As far as that goes, your life is important to me but does that equate with purpose? Beats me.
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You should become less self-centred!
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I don't believe people who have children have any greater purpose than those who don't. The influence and legacy each person leaves behind can extend far beyond their immediate family and often does.
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Posted by WildSpectrumArts Jul 1st, 2012 at 1:40AM
I'm going to have children, twins to be exact sometime at the end of Jan/beginning of Feb. Something happens when you realize you are responsible for caring for another person. You do everything you can to make sure that little person has the best that life can give. You want more for them (opportunities, education) you want a better life for them. In working to create a better life for them, you have a greater purpose in your life. You are the stewards of the next generation. You hope that the children you have will help bring about the betterment of society and hopefully the world. You never know if the child you have is the one that will find a cure for AIDS, Cancer or some other disease that has yet to be discovered.
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