Why Are We Here?

A simple question, right? But not at all simple to answer for most of us.

I believe the following quote sums this up well, and, if nothing else can certainly serve as a starting point for those who ponder this thought often. Consider this:


"... we are here on earth to grow our souls, to open wider, to reach higher, and to stretch further. Our goal is to soften where we would normally constrict, to loosen when we would habitually tighten, and to extend where we would usually hold back. Each and everyone of us has so much to offer, and the world needs what we have to give."
M.J. Ryan, "The Giving Heart"