Scott Peck - The Road Less Travelled
read this book, "The Road Less Travelled" by M. Scott Peck, a number of years ago, and it did have a profound impact on my life, and my thinking.
Scott Peck's basic premise is that "life is a boot camp" and that the whole point - the meaning of life, if you will, is growing and maturing through this "boot camp".
His ultimate argument is "you cannot lose" when you realise that "everything in life is designed to teach you holiness".
I've struggled with the whole 'meaning of life' / life purpose issue for a long time, but these thoughts do keep coming back to both comfort and challenge me. Its not the destination, you see, but the journey. Its not an easy journey, either, as even Scott Peck ended up on hard times, with Parkinson's disease, alcohol problems, and a marriage breakdown:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8123-1606175,00.html
Scott Peck's basic premise is that "life is a boot camp" and that the whole point - the meaning of life, if you will, is growing and maturing through this "boot camp".
His ultimate argument is "you cannot lose" when you realise that "everything in life is designed to teach you holiness".
I've struggled with the whole 'meaning of life' / life purpose issue for a long time, but these thoughts do keep coming back to both comfort and challenge me. Its not the destination, you see, but the journey. Its not an easy journey, either, as even Scott Peck ended up on hard times, with Parkinson's disease, alcohol problems, and a marriage breakdown:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8123-1606175,00.html
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