He thus determined to amass a fortune and make a name for himself. He certainly did both. But in the process, he lost all his relationships. He had missed the very reason he was created- to love and be loved. Edgar Jackson wrote an excellent book called Understanding Loneliness .
Love is our true identity and purpose.
Without love we will be lost, in spite of all the fortune, power, prestige, and education we amass. Love must be the supreme and central issue of our lives or we will die psychologically, socially, spiritually, and even physically. Christianity is unique, in that it is a religion of Love. Jesus Christ is Love . Our lives as Christians, then, are not just something to be enjoyed or to derive happiness from, but an opportunity to be an open vessel for God's Love.