The Purpose of Life

Is it possible that the purpose of life could be very simple? In the Bible it says that God gave us three blessings - to be fruitful, multiply and have dominion over the earth. These were God's simple instructions on how to live our lives. But what do they really mean?

Be Fruitful. A tree becomes fruitful only after it matures completely. Likewise, man and woman are meant to reach full maturity before bearing fruit, or their children. In actuality, this means to become the kind of unconditional loving person that each of us is meant to be. Without first becoming a loving person, we can't become the spouse and parent that our family needs.

Multiply. Based upon attaining our full maturity, we can then multiply. Can you imagine a Christlike man and a Christlike woman joining in marriage and creating a family? This was God's ideal. Children from this marriage would grow up with complete security and would pass on the love that they had received to their children and future generations.

Have Dominion over the Earth. This means to take care of the natural world with love. Each of us was created with our own unique abilities and talents to use in interacting with each other and the natural world in loving ways.



So if all of these three blessings were fulfilled, what more could we ask for? Our purpose in life would be fulfilled. Each of us would be completely loving and secure, we would live in a peaceful society within our loving families, and we would fulfill our potential through our interaction with the world around us. Sounds like the Kingdom of Heaven to me!

For a more complete explanation, see Chapter 1, Section 3 of the Divine Principle.