what is the meaning of life?

Answer 1

"What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lives. Some people believe that the meaning of life is one or more of the following:

Survival and temporal success

* ...to accumulate wealth and increase social status
* ...to compete or co-operate with others
* ...to destroy others who harm you, or to practice nonviolence and nonresistance
* ...to die having succeeded in your purpose
* ...to live
* ...to protect one's family
* ...to gain and exercise power
* ...to leave a legacy, such as a work of art or a book
* ...to produce offspring through sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction
* ...to seek freedom, either physically, mentally or financially
* ...to seek happiness and flourish, experience pleasure or celebrate
* ...to survive, including the pursuit of immortality through scientific means (see life extension)

Wisdom and knowledge

* ...to be without question, or to keep asking questions
* ...to explore, to expand beyond our frontiers
* ...to learn from one's own and others' mistakes
* ...to seek truth, knowledge, understanding, or wisdom
* ...to try to discover and understand the meaning of life
* ...to expand one's perception of the world

Ethical

* ...to express compassion
* ...to live in peace with each other, and in harmony with our natural environment (see utopia)
* ...to give and receive love
* ...to seek and acquire virtue, to live a virtuous life
* ...to serve others, or do good deeds
* ...to work for justice and democracy

Religious, spiritual and esoteric

* ...to turn fear into joy at a constant rate achieving on literal and metaphorical levels: immortality, enlightenment and atonement
* ...to achieve a supernatural connection within the natural context
* ...to achieve enlightenment and inner peace
* ...to become God, or God-like
* ...to experience existence from an infinite number of perspectives in order to expand the consciousness of all there is (i.e. God)
* ...to follow the "Golden Rule"
* ...to produce useful structure in the universe over and above consumption (see net creativity)
* ...to reach Heaven in the afterlife
* ...to understand and follow the "Word of God"
* ...to worship, serve, or achieve union with God

Other

* ...to advance natural human evolution, or to contribute to the gene pool of the human race
* ...to advance technological evolution, or to actively develop the future human
* ...to contribute to collective meaning ("we" or "us") without having individual meaning ("I" or "me")
* ...to die, or become a martyr
* ...to find a purpose, a "reason" for living that hopefully raises the quality of one's experience of life, or even life in general
* ...to live, and enjoy the passage of time
* ...to have fun
* ...to protect humanity, or more generally the environment
* ...to pursue a dream, vision, or destiny
* ...to relate, connect, or achieve unity with others
* ...to seek and find beauty
* ...to simply live until one dies (there is no universal or celestial purpose)
* ...to participate in the chain events which has led from the creation of the universe until its possible end (either freely chosen or determined, this is a subject widely debated amongst philosophers)
* ...still some do not even think there is any purpose whatsoever (see nihilism)
* ...(This is actually an extension of the point immediately above) There is no inherent meaning to life, existence, the universe, etc. They exist because they can. However, humans appear to inately give meaning, usually many, often conflicting, to what they are conscious of. So, to each individual, the "meaning of life" is whatever they decide it is. In that sense, every point above is potentially valid.

Answer 2

We are here to learn certain spiritual lessons. Life teaches these to us. Religions TRY to show us the way, but trials of life (emotional or physical or psychological obstacles) may well be the best teachers. We must learn 'the next best thing' to do, rather than resorting to name-calling, violence, lying, cheating, stealing, murdering and so on.
Life's meaning will be revealed upon successfully dealing with the trials.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

We have been given life as a gift from God who dearly loves us.
We are created to be in a relationship of love with God and others whom He has put in our lives. The meaning and purpose of human life is this relationship of love.

Answer 5

The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.

Answer 6

the meaning of life? ...hah i dont think ten people can give you the same answer...but i do know this...the meaning of life is what ever you want it to be....its your life so its your meaning...and if you cant see the meaning in it..then you know what to do if u dont have a meaning.

Answer 7

to live the best you can
achieve goals
help others
expand yourself
learn and become wise
live for God
Share The Love Of Jesus

and then go to heaven

Answer 8

When your heart is still beating, your blood is still circulating, your soul is still in you, your brain is still working and you have problems and joy. And waiting for the moment the God to take back what is belong to Him (soul & life).That's life !

Answer 9

Well I guess if we kew this question wouldn't be asked all the time. Me personally it is living your life to its fullest every day you can and having fun doing it.

Answer 10

Good movie by Monte Python.

Answer 11

Depends on who you ask. For me it is to be a good mom, wife, friend, daughter, sister, and serve the Lord.

Just be happy, don't hurt anyone and enjoy it.