My Family As An Integral Part Of Daily Living

The Christian world view on life meaning and purpose is basic and yet different from other world views. Our main resolution in life is to work for God and have a strong connection with him at all times. First and foremost God desires to come first, and all else will tumble into place as long as we believe in him and have complete faith in him also. It is printed that we can only have one master (Matthew 6:24) and for that reason, God believes that serving him must be the highest significant thing for us to do with our period here on earth. (Christian Bible Reference Site)

In Christianity, the purpose of this life is to better your relationship with God and to know Him better. This is also proven in Job 22:21 that if you align yourself with God and are in harmony with that relationship that you will receive good things in this world.

The question of Meaning/Purpose is that one question that everyone ponders in their lifetime. What is the meaning of life? For the Christian, the meaning of life is having a relationship with God, serving others so that we have eternal life. This is accomplished through Jesus Christ. We can reference Acts 4:12, John 1:12, 14:6, and 17:3 all explain how we reach God through Jesus.

Each individual is one of a kind. Every single individual in our world has their own meaning of life and whether or not their purpose is to change the world or change one life, we are all valuable to the greater picture. Like the Upanishads believed “You are what your deep driving desire is; As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; As your will is so is your deed; As your deed is so is your destiny” (Hallman, 2012, p. 9). Our greatest desire is to know God, to have a relationship with God. Why? Because that's how we've been designed. My own theories on life ultimately lead to the purpose I put into it. I did this by simply taking a step back and assessing my life and the significance it holds to the world around me. My overall goal for life, the essential meaning I put into my own life, is to connect with God on a personal level and help others do the same. There are going to be many obstacles that I face in life in order to achieve this higher purpose; most of which are based on the fact that I am only human and flawed by the culture I live in. Virtues imparted by society such as fear, doubt, and ignorance are all insignificant when a personal relationship to God imparts virtues of faith, hope and love. Our life on this Earth, no matter how short, should have meaning and only God our Father can show us what that true meaning

What is family? Businessman and former Ford president, Lee Iacocca once said, “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” If you stripped away all the glitz and glamour of your life, what would be left? There is only one answer for me, family. Whenever life’s most challenging moments arise and you are brought to your knees, your family will be the rock on which you can stand. Family is everything to me and I would not be the man that I am today without the love and support that my family has unconditionally given to me.

Purpose is the reason why we were created. Every person on earth was created for a different reason. Some people were created to save lives such as being a doctor or to help the less fortunate. Our meaning and purpose is what we make it to be. We are very fortunate to allow us to make decisions for ourselves. We make decisions such as education, love and what we want our life to be.

“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations” (Deuteronomy 7:9). Through all generations of my family leading up to today, my family, on my mother and father’s sides, all practice the same faith. All of my family is Catholic, most of my friends growing up were catholic, and everywhere I looked, my faith was an important part of my life. I went to private school for nine years; the same one many of my cousins and my siblings attended. All of the people around me when I was a child prayed and worshiped like I was taught to do. They were the ones that influenced me to go deeper into my faith. Through the daily religion classes and weekly masses, to the teachers and priest that influenced my morals and values, I look back on those days as times I cherish. I had learned to open my heart and let others in to take a part in my life. I set boundaries for myself to be a respectful person and keep my faith. And most importantly, I am a life worth living as we are all made from the same image of God. Private school is the reason I am the person I have grown to be today and I will become tomorrow.

The consideration of the purpose of life has been ongoing and is never-ending throughout the course of history. The question itself has caused many people to generate many different strong views and opinions based on traditional, ideological backgrounds, and religious outlooks. The deliberation about the meaning of life will never end since there is not one reassuring basic, general answer. Instead, examine the question in another way, like, “What is my purpose in life?” The purpose of life varies from one person to another because of “free will.” While some people believe that for every human, life is called to some divine duty by God, everyone has a different drive that is waiting to be discovered within themselves, and people must set

Sitting down at the table, ready to dig into our delicious Thanksgiving dinner, we all exchanged concerned looks when my mom brought out the turkey. My mom wanted to host Thanksgiving a few years ago, thereupon she worked like a super hero days prior in preparation. She was very worried because she had to juggle work, along with getting ready for Thanksgiving. Everything was ready; my family was gathered around the table, but when we cut into the turkey it wasn’t fully cooked! My extremely understanding family all helped cook the turkey while we poked fun at my mom. Everything ended up being wonderful because of my fabulous family. This is just one example of why I have a tremendous amount of love for my family. I have many memories that have given me marvelous childhood memories, all thanks to my excellent, supportive family. My supportive parents, my witty brother, and my two loving grandmas are a huge part of my life and the most supportive people I know!

My family has played a big roll in what makes me, me. After God, family is number one in my life. I believe that without them, I simply wouldn't be who I am today. My immediate family has shaped me into the women I have become. They love me, and want the best for me. I have an uncle who truly means the best for everyone and everything, however, that isn't what he necessarily gives us. He messes up, and has made some terrible decisions. Just like anyone, right? His story is different. Let's start off by saying he has five boys, with three different women. He has abused not only his body with drugs and alcohol but also relationships, leading to separation from all of his kids and the women who he thought he had loved at some point in his life. He has spent many years in jail, coming out more depressed then when he went in. He was left living on the streets with no shelter and no food or money to provide for himself. His life is lived in depression. His oldest son, Cole, passed away in 2016 from an overdose on drugs. I believe if he had a better father figure in his life, his life would have been set on a better path. Cole was someone who was so loving, and the day I found out he had passed, I was devastated. I didn't want to believe that someone so great had made a mistake and accidentally took his life because of it. I will always look up to Cole because of his love for others, and regret the decision he made on March 4, 2016.

My parents were teenagers when they got married. It was puppy love, and they felt forced to be married before I enter the world so that they wouldn’t embarrass my grandparents. My mother, Heather, was twenty-one years old when she gave birth to me in 1991. I had no issues as an infant, and I was a healthy baby. However, at two months old, I got salmonella poisoning because my father cleaned my bottles near raw chicken. I spent some time in the hospital until I was healthy. I came home from the hospital, and my mom and dad were getting adapted to taking care of a new infant. At three months old, my mother decided that she and my father were no longer meant to be together and had rushed into marriage to soon. She decided to get a divorce, and it was finalized by the time I was the age of one year old. Shortly after the divorce, my mother met Stephen, and my dad met Dawn. These two people were introduced into my life at a young age, and eventually played the stepparents role in my life. I resided in Buzzards Bay at my grandparent’s house after the divorce. I lived with my grandparents, my mother, and my aunt. My grandparents played a huge role in raising me. Nana helped raise me. She would watch me most of the time as my mother worked two jobs as a young single parent to make sure she took care of my needs and me. From ages 0-7, I was an only child. I was an advanced toddler because my playmates were primarily adults. At one year old, I was talking in complete sentences and I

One of the most important services that religions provides to its practitioners is the already set path of what to do during that life. The meaning of life philosophy in each individual religion serves as a guideline of good behaviour versus bad behaviour and a definite end consequences of the two behaviour. It acts like a lifeline through the stormy seas of life, and often people that have gone through traumatising come out the other end religiously devout, even though you might have think the opposite would be true.

The Tuck family all love and support each other because they all share a dangerous secret that they keep. They are all really tight and protect each other. Miles has a family that left him because they believed he was worshipping the devil. Even though they left him, he still loves and misses them very much. His family are all-old now, as they did not drink the water from the spring. Winnie’s family are all very controlling and protective of her. She is getting annoyed at them as they always tell her what to do. After she comes home to them, they try to change and give her more freedom so she does not leave them again.

To make a pizza, the dough has to be kneaded evenly, the sauce spread sparingly, and the toppings placed perfectly. As an elementary school kid, it became an afterschool pastime to spend my time listening to my dad tell me stories of his childhood while he made pizzas at Domino’s for customers. Sometimes, if I was lucky, he let me create my own. As he made pizzas, he told me stories of his childhood in Vietnam and how he grew up engineering his own toys and the loving relationships he had with his siblings. He told me about his fishing trips, the warmth of home made Vietnamese food, and his adventures in the warm city of Saigon. He painted this picture that life was a green meadow with warm suns to frolic on happily until we die.

“Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.” This quote from the famous Disney movie Lilo and Stitch presents the true meaning of what it is to be a part of a family. As the youngest of eight children, I know from experience how the family installs our core values and personality traits. My oldest sibling is sixteen years older than me and my closest sibling is around nineteen months older than me. Being a part of a big family can be challenging, but it is also extremely rewarding. I learned a variety of life skills that most people my age are not exposed to until much later in life.