Purpose is both defined by individuals and by collective groups and also divided between coming from within but subtley as well as manifestly influenced by the culture we are born into and the history of our family, reference group and cosmology current in our time in history. We ultimately decide what our "purpose" is based on proactive choice or by default depending upon our personality type. Most people identify with their parents religion and as such adopt by default their purpose as defined by that particular religion or sect thereof. The most refreshing people I've associated with have left their religious inheritance and either adopted a new paradigm by choice or have remained without religion. Generally they are more tolerant of others and less likely to be closed minded about many issues, not just doctrin. carmel