by Rachelle de Bretagne

Created on: March 16, 2009   Last Updated: March 24, 2009

From the moment a child opens their eyes to perceive the world into which they have been born, love plays a part in their perception. Love has a depth which many fail to appreciate until it has gone, or perhaps cannot be understood simply through thinking that we have no experience of it, though in every step we take towards finding our life's purpose, love plays a role which cannot be undermined or ignored.

*The child. *The teen. *The single adult. *The married folk. *The aged. *At the end of this life.

The child.

A child learns through simply being a child. They have a built in curiosity and thirst for knowledge. Within that search, the child seeks approval. They want to know why and often parents complain about that very question. They seek parental guidance to find purpose. All of their questions can be dealt with in one of two ways. A loving parent will explain. A parent who is too busy will avoid the questions being asked. The child who is brought up by a loving parent will learn their purpose in life simply by knowing that their questions will be answered in a sensitive and loving way, making them even more aware of the depth of what life offers them.

The teen.

As a child grows into a near adult stage of their life, they will seek to be a person in their own right. Often teens feel unloved. They lose sense of purpose and rebel. The teen who learns to love themselves as a human being will learn purpose much more quickly than those teens who lean on others for approval. Those teens who let others take the lead usually lack the self love they need to be able to make their own decisions in life. They listen to others. They love others and want to be like them, simply because they have not yet understood their own value in life.

To find purpose, we need to look inwards and be happy with who we are. All of us are born with different strengths and weaknesses and it is the diversity which makes us unique. Accepting themselves as a person they can love and understand really does help a teen to find purpose. It doesn't matter how sensitive they are. Sensitivity is every bit as valuable as leadership skills. It doesn't matter that they are physically weak, as long as they accept their own limitations. It is this self examination and learning to love themselves which makes a teen find their true purpose in life.

The single adult.

How often do we see people who dread being alone. Instead of seeking out a life's purpose on their own, they depend upon others for their own

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