From the given sources it is evident that the question—whether to determine the purposes of life independently or to rely on God’s will—is considered a dilemma in which human free choice is combined with the higher purpose of life expressed through divine guidance.

Divine Guidance and Human Freedom

From the given sources it is evident that the question—whether to determine the purposes of life independently or to rely on God’s will—is considered a dilemma in which human free choice is combined with the higher purpose of life expressed through divine guidance. On one hand, it is emphasized that God never deprives a person of the ability to choose freely, meaning that by nature, a person can respond to Divine love or reject it:

"Yet God, according to the idea of the saint, does not take away a person’s free choice of actions nor forces him to perform certain deeds without his willing consent. A person may either respond to God’s love or completely reject it. All people can be saved, and the blessings of Divine love are offered to everyone..."
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On the other hand, there is a clear recommendation that true freedom and well-being lie precisely in living according to God’s will. One source notes that “there is no better or truer path than living according to God’s will,” which implies the recognition of a common purpose of human life, for which reason, will, and heart have been given:

"There is no better or truer path than living according to God’s will. And God’s will is so clearly revealed to us by the circumstances of life. The most precious thing is to learn to surrender oneself entirely to God’s will..."
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At the same time, there is a caution against self-exaltation, when a path of autonomy may lead to an illusory deification of oneself and, ultimately, to tragic consequences. This perception is underscored by the following excerpt:

"So, 'good' and 'evil' do not simply form a conceptual opposition here... It is about the ‘good’ (virtuous) and ‘bad’ (evil) ways of realizing life: here lies the dilemma that the first people encountered. The 'evil' way tempts with the possibility of autonomy, in which a creature supposedly contains within itself its own cause and purpose—in other words, the possibility of independently ascending to the rank of a deity, self-deification."
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Thus, although a person possesses free choice and should have the opportunity to shape one’s own life trajectory—so that no one can hide behind another’s back (as emphasized in another excerpt: "Each person must make the choice of their life path independently." (source: link txt, pages: 1186-1187))—true freedom, according to these sources, appears when this choice is directed toward following the higher principle expressed in God’s will. The meaning is that a life implemented according to Divine commandments leads to the perfect purpose destined for humankind.