One purpose in life I have not chosen but feel has been thrust upon me, has been to improve my personal situation. Always not enough this, or that, always needing to eat food is an endless pursuit. To get that food, there are certain things I must do. Those are purposes that, to keep my body alive, these acts need to be performed. Other acts bring joy. Some, I have learned, bring pain. To me, the purpose of life is to improve my situation. To improve my own situation, I've sometimes found it necessary to try and improve the situation of others. Sometimes, that has backfired horribly, or so it felt at the time. One purpose in life I hadn't expected was to try and make sense of all that has happened to me, and I've made it a purpose to understand my purpose. I'm still learning each day. I've been alive several days now. It's meaningful to me to say thanks to everyone who's been here and in my life. I expect to continue learning what it's all about, and has been about, for some time come, God willing. It's been painful, and, it's been pleasurable.