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You are (presumably) a human.
Without you, the world is merely a collection of things, with no collector.
A hammer has a purpose, when it is used (by a human) to drive nails.
A keyboard has a purpose, when it is used (by a human) to type.
A shovel has a purpose, when it is used (by a human) to plant a tree.
Without the human these things cannot be used, and do not have purpose.
You are not a thing. You do not have a purpose.
You are that which gives purpose.
You are purpose.
too anthropocentric
So is the question, "what is my purpose"?
The response is human-focused because the question is human-focused.
If you wanted to ask the question about some other creature, then the answer would not be anthropocentric.