> If there is no purpose, then what is it that keeps you going? Besides God. I know that keeps a lot of people going. I think that is a good way to keep going(although kind of shallow, living because of someone else... but only my opinion). I just already know that perspective. I want to see what the other ones are.


Knowing me, I'm probably thinking too literally-- but I'm not sure what you mean here by "living because of someone else". Whether we believe in God or not, we're *all* living because of someone else, aren't we? (i.e. through the actions of our parents). :-) Do you mean living *for* someone else?
--as in, putting their (ahem) purpose above our own?

If that is what you mean, then I'm interested in why you think that it's necessarily shallow. I think it *can* be shallow, but it's not a given. Some selflessness can be very profound indeed-- was Mother Theresa shallow because she did not live for herself?

Companion question: If you think that living for someone else is shallow, would you also then consider dying for someone else to be shallow?
..I'm guessing not, but would have to ask then, why not?

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