What keeps people from procrastinating, from searching for purpose of life and fulfilling it?

Laziness is what keeps a person from doing what he is supposed to do. People don’t realize this until tragedy strikes. Effort is required to find the purpose of life.[1] There are too many distractions around us. Life is enjoyable and this keeps people occupied and they tend to forget the main purpose of life. Wealth and its bounties engulf and keep one so busy that he cannot think at all. Allah warns the believers to be aware of the dangers of wealth and children:[2]

وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّمَآ أَمۡوَٲلُڪُمۡ وَأَوۡلَـٰدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةٌ

“Know that your wealth and children is a test” [3]

 References:

[1]“Without the knowledge of the purpose of creation, human beings wander aimlessly through life, like ships at sea without rudders. Their goals are either wrong due to incorrect religious teachings, or materialistic and thus confined to this world. It is, therefore, essential for their own well-being that they know why God created them. Fundamentally, Allah created in order to manifest His attributes…”Philips Bilal, Purpose of creation, pp 71

[2]Purpose of creation, pp 49

[3] Surah al-‘Anfal, 8:28