What is the main goal of life?

Question

What to do?

Answer 1

To live.

Answer 2

It's fine to pursue an ultimate goal, but you also need to pursue an ideal.

What's the difference? A goal can be reached (if it's a realistic goal), but an ideal is something that probably can't be reached.

What's wrong with having a goal but not having an ideal? You might reach your goal - in fact, you probably will if you're serious about it. But then what would you do? Enjoy having obtained your goal, yes, but what else? Wouldn't you miss striving for something? That's where ideals come in. The reward of pursuing an ideal is in the pursuing, not in the obtaining.

Which ideal? That's up to you.

Life has only the meaning you give it yourself. You can choose your own goals and values, your own ends and means, and your own ideals. Basically, there are three sorts of alternative, and each has both positive and negative 'roads' to take.

One, you can live life selfishly. This, from a moral point of view, is negative - looking out at all times for 'number one'. But it need not be negative - not if you have a special ability or high degree of ability (say, in art) and you concentrate on developing that ability in a way that is 'selfish' in the short term but is likely to make a contribution to human good in the long term.

Two, you can invest yourself in others. This can range from simply concentrating on being a good parent, to being a dedicated contributor to some community or some organization, whether it be a religion, a political party, a commercial company, etc. But the negative side of this is that you might, in the latter part of your life, find that the group you have dedicated yourself to has not appreciated your contribution, or has changed negatively from what it was despite your efforts, and you might, when it is too late, regret not indulging yourself a little more than you did.

Thirdly, you can turn away from both self and others and, negatively, abandon any attempt to be a moral person, letting yourself be ruled by your emotions or appetites, to the cost of both yourself and those around you. Or, positively, become one of those intensely 'practical' people who 'get things done' in the purely physical sense (but are often good for little else).

Of course, it is possible to combine elements of each of the three basic alternatives - though it probably isn't advisible, for sanity's sake, to combine both negative and positive roads.

Life is about choices. Your life is about your choices.

Answer 3

I can tell you my purpose in life but not how to get there. Each individual has his own path to follow. i know. it is scary. but that is how it is to be lived.

Here are the 3 goals of my life.

Success. Being YOUR best. not necessarily THE best since there always will be someone better through time. but at least you know that you have lived to your full capacity, testing your limits and overcoming the obstacles. If you want biblical proof, look it up in the Parable of Talents. That is the lesson taught there.

Happiness. How to find happiness? What are you good at? what task gives you the most satisfaction? follow that.

Love. Giving and taking. Someone to share things with. either a friend, family, or a special someone. It makes the journey easier and more meaningful.

God bless you on your quest.

Answer 4

There are several right answers to this one. First to reproduce our species. I think that is being done, way too well. I think we are reproducing ourselves right off the planert.at the rate of birth right now.
Another answer is one of those mushy, subjective answers: I think you make your own "reason" "goals" "purpose." I think life without one (some) is a roller-coaster ride of cheap pleasures, and selfish disregard for everything and everyone.
Once you have looked at yourself, figured out what you think is important to do, trained yourself, and started down your path, the journey will be deep and satisfying, and you will be proud of the person you see in the mirror.
Figure out how you can make the world better, and the world will reward you. And you will not have a job, you will have a life.

Answer 5

to make the universe spin around you. Or at least thats teh main goal of my life..

Answer 6

To search and experience and grow. I don't think it's about finding the answer or reaching one particular goal as much as it is about the journey. Because, as soon as we reach some sort of conclusion, we're not growing. And, as soon as we stop growing, we're dead.

Answer 7

It is different for every one, but we all have a purpose or a goal. No one can answer this question for you. This is a question that we must all answer for ourselves.

Answer 8

to enjoy it, have fun, yeah sussces and money does matters but just imagine at any one monent everything could be gone. just gone. then u wont have to worry about money and success. so live ur life to the fullestest....be/c u never know that tomorrow will bring

Answer 9

live life to the fullest
make a difference
have fun

Answer 10

Finding out that there is no goal, just "vacation".