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Suresh Nandrekar

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What is the most prominent duty of every human being?

I think, the most prominent purpose of every human being is to find out the ULTIMATE TRUTH. Ultimate Truth is the truth of creation of universe. This fact is like something we can not imagine even however we have to find it out. Many theories are revealed on this issue such as Big Bang Theory. But question remains unanswered are ---
what was there before the Big Bang incident?
Is the sky really unlimited?
If yes, How unbelievably unlimited huge the cosmos is?

These are prominent because if we dont know the reasoning of our existence, we will not deserve to be prideful of our life. After this purpose, the next would be to become a generous and a Great Human being. This is undoubtedly very very difficult, but we can not ignore it. Rather than accepting we are weak to find it out, we should put efforts in it.

The first purpose is more difficult to achieve, so we should work on the second purpose, accomplish it and turn to the first purpose.

And always remember that the first purpose is more important because if we failed in it, we will die ignorant.

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  • Prakar Jeevan

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    Aug 30 2011: Why should we be prideful of our life? What have we done to be proud of other than killing anything and everything around us?
    I think,
    How do you restrict the Ultimate truth to the creation of universe?

    What is generous?. In my opinion, helping others is not being generous, Helping ourselves by stopping killing other Living Beings to maximum extent possible is generous IMO.

    Helping others is an act that humans should be ashamed of. We should be ashamed of ourselves for letting a fellow human to ask for help.

    • Autumn Frisco 10+

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      Aug 30 2011: I also do not understand the viewpoint suresh has, except that it is a step towards seeing what I believe to be true. When I learned to lose shame in who I am (some might call that being prideful) I began to believe in my own values instead of being swayed by others belief. Knowing yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses is important in becoming fulfilled. Knowing tht sometimes your greatest weakness can become something great [duality]

      Being generous could be also a step in the direction of learning what I believe. . . the interconcectedness of all things. Authentic generosity.

    • Suresh Nandrekar

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      Sep 3 2011: Hi Prashant,

      Yes, they should not be prideful who have indulged in oppressing people. But why they should not be prideful who have worked for Happiness of others....

      The Ultimate Truth is some thing the most significant as it holds the truth of our past, reasoning of our existence.

      To empower weak people, you have to help them first. Its not about helping others and taking credit and recognition but improving their life. If we some thing more than we need, and some one needs it as to maintain his/her existence, we must sacrifice it. It may be Time, Labor or Money.

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