Every morning I wake up very early, before dawn, around 4:45 AM local time. After that, I go to the mosque to pray, then come home and exercise for a while. Around 7:30 AM, I get ready for work. I have to rush to catch up on attendance. By 2:00 PM, I'm heading to my business. There, I also work to earn money until 10:30 PM. After that, I go home to rest. That's how I go about my daily activities.

I never thought about what my purpose in life is right now. Until this episode came and I asked myself: What is my purpose in life? All I've been thinking about is working to provide for my family, because that's my duty. I'm also doing good deeds to God, devoting myself to fulfilling all His commands, because that's my obligation as a religious person.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm a money-making robot? Or am I just a slave in a household who has to work every day to earn money to meet their needs. But sometimes I'm not welcomed or respected when I come home. This makes me depressed and sad, but only my faith has kept me going until now.

This belief is ingrained in me, that my life has an obligation to provide for my family. In our area, men are responsible for their family's livelihood, while women only serve at home to serve their husbands. I realize this now that I've become a father and have to bear all the burdens of life.

Why? What is my purpose in life in this world? Now I'm brave enough to ask. This question has been around for a long time, and everyone has their own answer, and we respect their perspectives on it. However, for me, I have my own perspective: my purpose in life is to do good deeds, obey God, and do good.

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The necessities of life are inseparable from the economy. To live in this world, we need money, and to earn money, we must work. I consider my work to be an act of worship, because working to fulfill obligations, as long as it's lawful and good, is considered an act of worship.

Furthermore, as a normal human being, I have needs for entertainment, clothing, respect, food, and even sex. These are natural needs, and I must strive to fulfill them all. In fact, no matter how busy I am in earning money, I still manage my time for all of them. My life isn't just about earning money to meet my family's needs; I, like everyone else, need those things. Everyone

When I was young, before I had a wife and children, I thought my life was just about having fun, playing games, sports, entertainment, and traveling. I thought life was all about that. I never imagined I'd have to work this hard to provide for my family. Perhaps this is how our parents felt, working so hard just to provide for their families.

I thought this would all end when I died, and then I'd stop working to provide for my family. I don't know what other people think about this life. Why? What's the purpose of life? Again, for me, we need money to live in this world, but money is not the purpose of life.