At first sight this may all appear to be ludicrous, which is part of the idea. The light-heartedness is used to camouflage questions about life having great spiritual purpose. Seeing this makes sense of everything.

The simple approach is to ask of ourselves, “Why am I here? The questions can then flow.

The further thought is to see beyond. As in stepping back to watch the growing turbulence in pretty much every facet of life. Be it international relations, business and economics or the climate, technology and local services. Even shifting attitudes and behavioural changes. It’s all going on.

Using the mind to take a spiritual view beyond religions and science refreshes how we see our purpose here. All of the chaotic goings on are precursors to change. Prompts to alter our motivation, to embrace life in a cooperative spirit and dismiss the self-based dominance of materialism.

With a sense of a greater, loving purpose to inspire, we have a chance of fulfilling both our own life’s purpose and the true role that humans were ordained to bring to the Earth.

This is an individual effort as I spend my time living in a fairly isolated rural and often wild corner of Wales. After the broad experience of a careerless working life, as I’ve never known what to do, I live quietly, with time for reflection and simplicity.

Acknowledgements: My thanks to Dawn Evans for her tireless encouragement and support as well as the late Pamela Menday who taught me how to see far more in life.