Dennis PragerFounder, PragerU · Founder of PragerU | NYT best-selling author

The Purpose of Life

15 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this reflective monologue, Dennis Prager argues that there is no single, universal answer to the question "What is the purpose of life?" He illustrates the diversity of possible purposes—caring for others, curing disease, raising children, studying insects—suggesting that the multitude of individual callings is a blessing. Rather than seeking a personal purpose, Prager shifts the focus to what we are supposed to do: increase good and decrease evil in the world. He emphasizes that the central question should be "What does God want from me?" instead of "What do I want from God?" This reorientation frames life's purpose as a moral mission aligned with divine expectation rather than personal desire.

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That's why I don't think there is one answer for everybody on what is the purpose of life. For some, it's to take care of others. For others, it's to find a cure for an illness. For others, it's to raise children. For others, it's to study insects. Thank God there are an almost infinite number of answers to that. That's why I never wrestle with the question as much as people ask me are wrestling with the question. I can tell you much better if you would ask me, what are we supposed to do with our life? That's different from what is the purpose of life. And we're supposed to increase good in the world and decrease evil in the world. That I do believe. That's different. I am consumed with the question, what does God want from me? I am not consumed with the question, what do I want from God? I'm not only not consumed, I almost never think about it. I do think, what does God want from me?