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blue = into wild, green = othello, white = The Alchemist,  red = Trevor Noah

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how can our purpose help us experience life?

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how can our purpose help us experience life?

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"His face is horribly emaciated, almost skeletal. But if he pitied himself in those last difficult hours—because he was so young, because he was alone, because his body had betrayed him and his will let him down—it’s not apparent from the photograph". Chris's purpose led him to this moment. he experienced difficulties that eventually lead to his demise because of this.

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How can life experiences help us choose purpose?

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How can life experiences help us choose purpose?

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"You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience - My point is that you do not need me or anyone else around to bring this new kind of light in your life". Chris has found joy through his life experiences. Chris found his purpose within himself.

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How does our purpose affect our journey and our destination?

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How does our purpose affect our journey and our destination?

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“It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it". This found motivation gives you a pathway to your destination. The mental thought of this will help on the journey. because it's your right to have what you truly desire".

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“The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light.” The environment increased the emotions that were being felt.

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Why do we allow others to tell our stories?  

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Why do we allow others to tell our stories?  

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"When Alex left for Alaska,” Franz remembers, “I prayed. I asked God to keep his finger on the shoulder of that one; I told him that boy was special." Franz prays for Alex (Chris) when he leaves.

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"I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them". Happiness is found throughout his life and it is apart of his story.

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how do we allow others to tell our stories?

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how do we allow others to tell our stories?

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"His face is horribly emaciated, almost skeletal. But if he pitied himself in those last difficult hour because he was so young, because he was alone, because his body had betrayed him and his will let him down it’s not apparent from the photograph". Explanation on Chris's photo and behind the picture.

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How does our purpose  affect everything around us?

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How does our purpose  affect everything around us?

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"If you want to get more out of life, Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy." This is advice and it affects Ron positively.

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"I do perceive here a divided duty: To you I am bound for life and education both do learn me How to respect you." The influence they have on each other affects their journey.

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"She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her that she did pity them". Desdemona's love motivates Othello and Othello is loved for his experiences.

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“Ay, let her rot, and perish and be damned

tonight, for she shall not live. No, my heart is turned

to stone. I strike it, and it hurts my hand". Othello Now feels this way about Desdemona because of what Iago has done with his trust. He gets manipulated and gets his story pretty much told by someone else.

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How does our purpose affect everything around us?

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" I will rather sue to be despised than to deceive so good a commander with so light, so drunken, and so indiscreet and officer." Cassio affects Iago by stating this to him.

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"I'll tell you what you shall do. Our general's wife is now the general. I may say so in this respect, for that he hath devoted and given up himself to the computation, mark, and denotement of her parts and grace". Cassio wants to be higher in command but has been told otherwise.

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"News, friends; our wars are done; the Turks are drowned". The war Othello was apart of is over. He tells this with much excitement through the experiences he had to deal with in war.

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How can our purpose help us experience life? 

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"I kissed thee ere I killed thee: no way but this,
Killing myself, to die upon a kiss". He dies and this becomes Othello's purpose to die with Desdemona.

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How can life experiences help us choose our purpose?

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"still questioned me the story of my life From year to year - the battles, sieges, fortunes That i have passed". Othello's experiences lead him to where he is as a "warrior".

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"But the hood taught me that everyone has different notions of right and wrong, different definitions of what constitutes crime, and what level of crime they're willing to participate." Trevor was taught this and it is very important. Crime is seen to be all bad by the regular eye but differently by Trevor.

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How does our purpose affect our journey and our destination

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"My mother used to tell me, "I chose to have you because I wanted something to love and something that would love me unconditionally in return." I was a product of here search for belonging." Trevor's mom uses Trevor has her purpose in life and he motivates her to do better. Trevor affects her journey positively.

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"Through our conversation it came up that I spoke several African languages, and Theesan thought a colored kid speaking black languages was the most amazing trick." Trevor's ability to speak multiple African languages amazed the other African kids.

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"My father isn't on my birth certificate. Officially, he's never been my father. And my mother was prepared for him not to be involved." His father "tells his story" by not being in his life from when he was born. So, his real father isn't involved in. his life.

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"My mother told me the story of her life in little bursts so that I'd never take for granted how we got to where we were, but non of it ever came from a place of self-pity". Trevor is taught to not take what he as for granted. This influence gives Trevor a better idea of his purpose.

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“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.” Your story is how you accomplish your dreams and how you can use your imagination.

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“Everything I have ever done I’ve done from a place of love. If I don’t punish you, the world will punish you even worse. The world doesn’t love you". Trevor does his actions out of love.

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How do others play a part in our stories

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How do others play a part in our stories

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"I was nine years old when my mother threw me out of a moving car." Trevor Noah's mom literally threw him out of a moving car that's a way she has played a part in his story.

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How do we allow others to play a part in our stories?

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"because we have to respond to the omens," the boy said, almost without meaning to; then he regretted what he said, because the merchant had never met the king." The boy uses omens to "tell" his story and guide him. He tries to have this influence on the merchant but realizes he hasn't met the "kind".

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How does our our purpose affect our journey and our destination?

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"The boy told himself that, on the way toward realizing his own personal legend, he had learned all he needed to know, and had experienced everything he might of dreamed of". The boy's purpose led him to experience more than he ever had in his life.

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“The boy’s very presence in the shop was an omen, and, as time passed and money was pouring into the cash drawer, he had no regrets about having hired the boy”. The boy is pursuing his purpose and along the way his presence brings the merchant money. He affects the merchant positively by increasing his sales.

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“The boy reached through to the soul of the world, and saw that it was a part of the soul of God. And he saw that the Soul of God was his own soul. And that he, a boy, could preform miracles”. The boy found a whole new realization about his purpose and found a whole new meaning to his life. Through his search he was able to find out that he is so much more than just a boy.

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“He had come to the town only to find a woman who could interpret his dream. Neither the woman nor the old man were at all impressed by the fact that he was a shepherd”. The boy was disappointed in how his lust for a women to interpret his dream had not been satisfied. This had to of been one of his motivations to go after his purpose.

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"You are wise, because you observe everything from a distance", the boy said. "But you don't know about love". He is explaining what he has learned throughout the time he has been with him on their quest. He allows him to tell his "story" because he is saying telling him the truth.

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“The sun thought about that, and decided to shine more brightly. The wind, which was enjoying the conversation. Started to blow with greater force. So that the sun would not blind the boy”. The sun began to shine brighter and the wind than compensated for the boy. Both contributed to the boys path.

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“I’m the silence, the boy understood that the desert,  the wind, and the sun were also trying to understand the signs written by the hand , and were seeking to follow their paths, and to understand what had been written in a single emerald”. The boy now understands the way of these things and hones them for his path. It goes both ways as the desert, wind, and sun try to understand him for their path as well.