Purpose

While searching the archives of the never ending internet I stumbled upon one man's idea of how to figure out your life's purpose in twenty minutes. He says to:
Here’s what to do:

1. Take out a blank sheet of paper or open up a word processor where you can type (I prefer the latter because it’s faster).
2. Write at the top, “What is my true purpose in life?”
3. Write an answer (any answer) that pops into your head. It doesn’t have to be a complete sentence. A short phrase is fine.
4. Repeat step 3 until you write the answer that makes you cry. This is your purpose.

Now, he goes on to say that really this may take a lot longer than twenty minutes for some people because they will give a lot of false answers. I find this completely fascinating because we as humans spend so much of our time masking our personalities from the world and even ourselves. By doing this exercise we become vulnerable and are forced to strip away the layers we have. Plus, if we're lucky, we can live a lifetime in twenty minutes

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/how-to-discover-your-life-purpose-in-about-20-minutes/