Life's Purpose?

 I'm not sure if lives have any "purpose."  But I, and everyone I've talked to about this, seem to want to give our life some meaning.  It satisfies some need.  And, we want the purpose to be a noble one.  Not something mean, evil or trivial.  Most important, we want to decide.

These ideas exist in a sea of other ideas. Is our life decided by karma?  God's plan?  A higher power? Randomness?

Of these choices, I''ll acknowledge randomness.  Every choice we make can be interrupted without notice.  The effort remains worthwhile.