Havel Quote Response to Havel

Havel Quote

Response to Havel

I agree with Vaclav Havel that the modern tragedy is man's lack of concern regarding the meaning of his life. As a firm believer in God, I believe that there is a definite purpose to our existence, and that to find and serve that purpose should be the paramount goal of every life. Not being able to be certain about one's purpose is difficult, of course, and God does not necessarily make it easy for one to discern (and much less to achieve) what the "meaning of his own life" might be, but this does not excuse anyone from the need to seek out and hopefully to identify the meaning they were meant to find in their life. Religion and more simply a faith in God used to provide the impetus for individuals to seek out a better mode of existence for themselves, not in terms of acquiring greater luxuries or comforts in the material world but in terms of bettering themselves and seeking true meaning within themselves and in the world around them -- God is the mover of souls towards their own self-realization, in other words. As the world becomes increasingly secular and turns away from a belief in God, it has also seemed to turn away from this quest for meaning and from the need to find and fulfill some true purpose with one's life.