RE: Our Purpose In Life
September 10, 2011 at 10:57 am
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2011 at 11:04 am by The Grand Nudger.)
That our bodies are mechanisms built to sustain and perpetuate life is an objective observation of the functions of the human machine. Whether or not one chooses to go along with this biological imperative is a subjective decision. Obviously one is free to choose whatever purpose suits them, one of the benefits of having such a highly developed brain (nonetheless the machinery will still operate, eggs will form, sperm will be manufactured). Amoebas have no such choice. The point of mentioning such a thing in a thread like this is only to show that there is only a very basic type of "purpose" that is inherrant in us and this "purpose" gives all life common ground, all else is personal choice (and indeed one can take a stand against this itself). I think that's wonderful.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
