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Simply put, I am a male homo sapien. Homo means: to be of hominids (hominidæ), erect bipedal primate mammals. Sapien comes from the Latin "sapient" which means wise and/or intelligent.
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What makes me wise or intelligent more so than other animals? One answer could be that God made me to be. Saying this also makes me a creation of God, adding to my identity. Do we truly know if other species can't think the way we can? Some species are certainly as intelligent if not more so than some of us. Maybe it's deep thought like this soliloquy that separates us. Then again, how do we know they can't also think of soliloquies
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Many sources give a higher being credit for making the universe. I claim that being to be YHWH. Why did YHWH make me? There was no necessity for YHWH to make anything or anyone.
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I am a student, a teacher, a leader, a philosopher, a learner, a son, an athlete, a disciple of Christ, and a Republican.
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My purpose is based on how I choose to identify myself. I can look at all the purposes of my identities but also, what do I want for myself?
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As a disciple of Christ, I have two main purposes that can be further discussed and given how-tos and more purposes.
These are the two biggest things to summarize being a disciple of Christ but further review is needed.
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In a heard of animals, each one has a responsibility to the pack. Human kind is more or less just a big pack of animals and we should all work together to help each other. My purpose as a Homo Sapien is to help the members of my pack and becoming the best I can be is the only tried and true method of doing that.
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Knowing what you want as an individual is one of the most important things on you can know. Without your desires and hint of a purpose, you're lost.
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"An intelligent man knows that a tomato is a fruit, a wise man knows not to put it in a fruit salad." You may know everything in the world but if you don't know how to apply it, you don't truly understand it.
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