Buddhism has a very structured idea of the goal of life. They have this because they believe life is in constant change and as humans we don't expect it and we settle. By settling one never can achieve the ultimate goal of life or Nirvana. Buddhist believes that people are in a constant state of Samsara. Samsara is rebirth. There is only one way to obtain release from samsara. First, one has to follow the four noble truths; to live is to suffer, desire is the cause of suffering,

The most interesting take on the goal of life comes from the Talmud. The Talmud says there are 44 steps a person takes before reaching the ultimate goal of life. The Talmud says as a baby an angel erases everything we know and we spend the rest of our lives trying to remember what we knew. First, we come to be on earth. It does not say exactly where we come from, maybe nothingness, previous existence, and another realm. Maybe we are on earth because we want to be, or maybe it's karma and we have no choice. Second, we have tasks. We were put on this earth to perform certain specific things. We may have one task or many. Sometimes it's obvious, natural, and easy. Other times our task may be a long, unpleasant struggle. Each person's task is unique and everyone may not receive recognition. Third, we will have to work to survive. We will be born with the strong desire to survive. Fourth, we will have experiences. Each experience will be different and unique. Fifth, we will have a body, emotions, thought, and a soul. Every experience we have will be experienced physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Sixth, we will have challenges. Some experiences will be an incredible challenge that we will wish we never had. Each challenge is an opportunity to continue. Seventh, we will have to decide. Every experience has its advantages and disadvantages; by choosing we will learn to deal with the consequences of our decisions. Eight, we will grow. Every experience we have will trigger a change in who we are. Ninth, we will mature. We will experience stages in our lives; a single cell, infant, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, maturity, super maturity, elder hood, and frailty. People generally don't know when one stage begins and one ends. They tend to merge. Once you complete a stage there is no turning back. Tenth, we will have guides. We will get help throughout our lives from parents, friends, teachers, and mentors. Eleventh, we will communicate. We will express ourselves through music, art, different languages, thoughts, and feelings. Twelve, we will gain skills. Thirteen, we will play. We will engage in games and competition at every stage in our lives. Some games will be fun and some extremely serious. Fourteen, we will learn how things work. We will study various subjects through school and life in general. Fifteen, we will do work. We will work for survival. Sixteen we will belong to at tribe. We will find people like us and experience a bond. Throughout our lives we may be in many different tribes. Seventeen, we will have God(s). Eighteen, we will celebrate. People will celebrate the special events in their lives. Nineteen, we will find friends. W

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