2006-08-17 02:04:42 · 25 answers · asked by thisisawasteoftime 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Who am I? What is the meaning of life? Its purpose? What am I doing here? These and similar questions have baffled man since ages. Trying to find the answers, you run in circles, come to a dead-end or get lost in a maze. You visit gurus. After imbibing their speculative theories you yourself become a guru. The search continues. But the meaning remains ever elusive. You ask the meaning of life only because life runs through you. So your being alive itself is the meaning. Anything else is speculation, a mere contrivance and a shadow of the real thing. To the extent that the meaning of life becomes more important than living it. The more you seek the answer, the more you get away from it.
There is a story about a mountain that when you scale its peak, you'll meet an old man who has the answers to all the questions. As you begin climbing, you look forward to meeting the old man as much as you want to make it to the top. Finally, reaching the summit is a great feeling. Time comes to a standstill as you drink in the view. Your heart expands. You are alive as never before. In that wonderful state, all questions disappear. The old man grins. You grin too. But no questions are asked. Because the meaning of life has already been glimpsed.
2006-08-17 02:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Raven 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Etymology
Old English
Noun
life (plural lives)
The state that precedes death and follows birth or conception.
In biology, a status given to an entity including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria and sometimes viruses, etc, with the properties of replication and metabolism.
In philosophy, the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being.
In phenomenology, the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual.
In Christianity, the essence of God, its own revelation.
A worthwhile existence.
He gets up early in the morning, works all day long, and even on weekends, hardly sees his family. That's no life!
The world in general, existence. (in life you should remember...)
Something which is inheritantly part of a person's existence, such as their job, their family, their loved one, etc.
(colloquial) A sentence imprisoning a convict until his or her death. More formally phrased life sentence.
The duration during which something operates
this light bulb has a long life
2006-08-17 09:11:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-17 09:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-17 09:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to give life meaning
2006-08-17 09:08:08 · answer #5 · answered by a_poor_misguided_soul 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First I believe that people are all connected to God first and are sent to this planet to learn to have faith in God, and to learn to love ourselves and each other.
I think of life on this planet, in that God is letting us learn with egos intact so that when we leave and go back to our true home that we gain by enlightenment within ourselves, our spiritual selves.
I think that really life is an illusion. In revelations it said that the devil was cast to earth. I think that we are in a battle of good verses evil and that we have to learn to put our egos aside and just learn to love, without fear, without ego. It is hard to do.
We just have to try, have faith, suffer our afflictions and have joy in the triumphs.
We are just sent here to learn before we go back home with Christ.
Speaking of, when I die, I hope that people celebrate, not my death but my life and the fact that I will be back at my true home with God.
2006-08-17 09:32:55 · answer #6 · answered by KTR 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the meaning of life is a test.mabe god is testing us to see if
we can be good and honest people and resist the evil temptations of the world.God has a plan for everyone.our job here is to be honest,and be ourselves.
Giselle
2006-08-17 09:13:46 · answer #7 · answered by giselle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To love and to be loved in return.
To achieve goals for the sake of achievement, not for acknowledgment or reward.
To see the mountain for what it is, a pile of rocks and dirt, that can be scaled, gone around, or tunneled through, but not as an obstacle to stop you in your tracks.
2006-08-17 09:16:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question cannot be answered in this space, you will need a lifetime to find the answer to this question, which most of us are asking every day.
In a nutshell - life is what you make of it.
2006-08-17 09:09:50 · answer #9 · answered by aew2004 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is up to you.
My meaning of life is to search for the meaning of life.
2006-08-17 09:09:01 · answer #10 · answered by Confusion 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋