Mission on earth (In Buddhism) Many religions claim we came to this earth on a mission, everyone has a different mission, a specific reason to be here.

In Buddhism I couldn't find anything like that, the "mission" would be the same for every one: Become an Arahant and scape samsara. There is nothing we should achieve here, except from that. Is that a fair statement?

Does anyone know a sutta, speech or book related to Buddhism that states otherwise? That we do have a specific mission on this planet?
This is going to be one of those Zen answers that tend to irritate people.

When I asked my teacher this question, he said something like:


  Mission, hmm... You want to be told what to do? Why?


This is not meant as teasing, it's a sincere invitation to sit and contemplate your personal answer to the above.