THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE
Once, a group of fifty people was attending a seminar. In the middle of the session, the speaker suddenly stopped and began handing each participant a balloon. He asked everyone to write their name on their balloon using a marker.
All the balloons were then collected and placed in another room. The participants were invited into that room and asked to find the balloon with their own name within five minutes.
As soon as the timer began, chaos broke out. People rushed about, bumping into one another, pushing, and frantically searching through the pile of balloons. By the end of five minutes, not a single person had managed to find their own balloon.
Then the speaker smiled and gave a new instruction. “Now,” he said, “pick up any balloon and hand it to the person whose name is written on it.”
Within just two minutes, everyone was holding their own balloon.
The speaker then explained, “This is exactly what happens in our lives. Everyone is desperately searching for their own happiness, often in confusion and competition. But true happiness is found when we help others find theirs. When we focus on bringing joy to others, our own happiness naturally returns to us.”
He paused and concluded, “This is the true purpose of human life.”
