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“To thyself be true.”

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Asking the big Asking the big questionsquestions

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If you don’t know what really matters, you will mess up your life

Human flourishing depends on Human flourishing depends on having the right value-orientationhaving the right value-orientation

What do you believe?

Different value-orientations

Pleasure orientationSuccess orientationMeaning orientation

Pleasure orientation – the hedonist

Success orientation –the climber

Make a deal with the Devil

Surrender your life to God

King Solomon’s “Ecclesiastes”

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.”(1:1)

“Fear God and keep his commandment, for this is the whole duty of man.” (12: 13”

Meaning orientation –Meaning orientation –The idealistThe idealist

The perspective test

The bottom-line testThe bottom-line test

Morality test

The passion-testThe passion-test

Characteristics of meaning-orientation

Actions are based on the basic value orientation of meaning & virtue

What matters most is to do what is right/good according to the higher purpose of serving others & God

Self is embedded in the relational world of family, friends, community, humanity and the Creator

To deny one’s human dignity and To deny one’s human dignity and quest for meaning is to die on the quest for meaning is to die on the insideinside

Return of the prodigal son