Purpose, Meaning and Spiritual Growth: The Need To Satisfy The Inner Person

By Clement Sibanda

The greatest pursuit for most people is happiness. What a tragedy Happiness is just a fragile emotion that turns into despair, nihilism, pessimism and hopelessness when it comes into contact with life's inherent and inevitable suffering. Can happiness take you through cancer, a stroke, a car accident, or the death of a friend, what about a relative, a spouse, or your child? Can happiness suffice when you've been betrayed by your lover? Can happiness teach you patience, perseverance, persistence, and hard work? Can happiness bring integrity to the character of an individual? Why then pursue happiness? How about pursuing something that transcends whatever life situation you find yourself in? How about pursuing Purpose, which begets a meaningful life, encompassed by spiritual growth?Life is tragic. Life is difficult. Life is complex. Life is suffering. Purpose keeps you focused on why you have to live, why you have to endure, why you must go on even in the face of misery and catastrophe. Meaning is the satisfaction one gets when going through hell but conquering, winning, making it happen, delivering and meeting the needs of life, family, and community. That makes life worth living.Spiritual growth is the wisdom one gets from navigating the path through the valley of the shadow death towards the greener pastures by the still waters. The valley of the shadow of death is life. The path through the valley is purpose. The calming, refreshing experience on the green pastures by the still waters is meaning, or happiness, if you want to call it that. The whole experience is spiritual growth, or wisdom. It prepares you better for the next valley, because, after all, you go through many valleys, literally, everyday.This book seeks to orient you towards your purpose, so you can find meaning, or happiness if you so will, but meaning is better, and also gain the wisdom of Solomon so that you go through the next valley better equipped, less afraid, more confident, and maybe, just maybe, you may turn the whole journey into an enjoyable adventure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08JB1VLG6
• ISBN13: 9798686924154
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"