How do we know that our purpose is not to be bad? Surely evil men have, by extension, caused some good. And even without that idea, we have no use what our purpose is on this earth -- how do we know that us being bad isn't part of the divine plan?
Or, put another way, how can it be both that God wants us to follow His will, and also evil/bad people be part of the divine plan?
Are there any sources that discuss this idea?
Answer
Devarim 10:12
יב וְעַתָּה, יִשְׂרָאֵל--מָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ: כִּי אִם-לְיִרְאָה אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בְּכָל-דְּרָכָיו, וּלְאַהֲבָה אֹתוֹ, וְלַעֲבֹד אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל-לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל-נַפְשֶׁךָ
What does Hashem want from you? To fear the Lord your G-d, to walk in His ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your G-d with all your heart and all your soul
and many other such verses.
Hashem wants us to follow in His ways and serve Him.
Hashem does not want us to be evil and His plan does not necessitate such. He gives us free will and allows us to be evil. However, in His ultimate control, He weaves all of the choices that we make into His divine master plan, in a way that we cannot comprehend (Ramchal - Da'as Tevunos siman 54). In the time of Moshiach it will be revealed to us how everything fit in exactly to Hashem's plan, but while in this world we cannot comprehend it (ibid).
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