2006-11-03 21:07:40 · 32 answers · asked by barrryhiggins 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
There is no "meaning" life just "is", the meaning IS what it "means" to you.
2006-11-03 21:30:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Berry,
I thank you for this Good question! This question has paramount importance in these days when life has lost its importance, its importance in the hands of politicians and capitalists and communists and most importantly, in the hands of terrorists.
Actually this is a very very spiritual question. Anybody, who ever gets this question in his or her head, means he or she is getting more interested into the truth, getting bored of the routine chores, has started hating the hyporacy around us and is now willing to go for self-introspection.
Life is actually, what we make it. Life has billions of definitions as there are billions of people. However, we can categorise the people and hence, the definition. For example, life is defined in a different way by the businessmen and mind it, all the businessmen have the same thinking all over the world. Similarly all the prostitutes have a different meaning of life and of course, the same meaning because all the prostitutes undergo the same pain and distress all over this globe. Consequently all the politicians, poor people, communists, terrorists, teenagaers, doctors etc.(and that too all over this globe all these categories have the same mindset) have definitions according to their whims, taste and occupation.
As their is a difference between truth and Universal Truth, life has its own meanings culturewise, occupationwise and religion and countrywise.
If you ask me what is life, being not a religious person I will reply that : life is only once, let us enjoy and laugh and make others laugh, gain knowledge and spread it, if we can't help others we should not at least harm others and we should try to live happily under all circumstances. It might sound a bit philosophical and impractical, but it is not if we practice it, it is the simplest thing and I am an example.
These are my own views and if somebody does not like, please forgive me. And thanks to you Berry for such a beautiful question so that I could also contribute to it.
Dr. A. Kumar
2006-11-03 23:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. friend 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are born to learn and experience life. If you were perfect you wouldn't be human. would you!
We are lucky if we don't carry a lot sad memories and regret with us because it will weight us down and keep us from achieving our true goals. You have only so much energy - do you want to waste it thinking about things that are done? There done and finished. Let them be.
If I was you my top priorities would be to 1st remember what is most important LOVE.
If you are a kind person you will get kindness in return.
You don't have to be smart to be wise.
You don't need to go to college to be well educated in this country. Libraries are free.
Decide what your passion is in life and go to the library and ask the reference librarian how to do research. I learned to do research at the university and I realized that was All needed to be well educated.
My father was an inventor he never went to college. Most people 50 years ago got the best educations by just following their passion and reading. Be happy have and be a good friend and enjoy your life.
Being well off gets you nothing but worrying about how to protect a lot of stuff. Be free, travel and get to know the world you live in. So you are not ruled by fear and believe the lies of people that want to mislead you, be wise.
Karen
2006-11-03 21:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by laceykd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Socratic or Plato's philosophy the meaning of life is to sort of get ready for the after life, the life (so-to-speak) that you have after you die. Be ready and not upset that you're dying because then they'll know all the TRUE knowledge and the exact FORMS of things.
But personally I feel that it's about working hard, leaving your own mark, exploring the world and sort of meditating everything around you and of course worshipping God (unless you're an aethiest). Not in that order though.
2006-11-03 21:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by Triathlete88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really need to ask this question again.?
Twice a week at least this is asked no-one has the answer yet - what makes you think you have it or will get it here?
Various mathematical formulae have been offered including the presumed answers 22, 42, 69, and 96.
Personally I think the real answer is a prime therefore it is probably 3!
2006-11-03 21:14:55 · answer #5 · answered by scrambulls 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
42
2006-11-03 21:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by lost buddy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Life is a strategy designed by God which he uses to measure the management capabilities of a person. Life is a process where we keep facing situations constantly & after every event it is decided whether we are to be rewarded or to be punished.
2006-11-03 23:13:09 · answer #7 · answered by Sree... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life it self have no meaning it is what you do with your life that gives it meaning
2006-11-03 21:11:00 · answer #8 · answered by liongirl_40 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
life is the confusion that God has made to keep human beings busy that's according to the book of Ecclesiastes and it also says that everything has its own time, so there for I think that if only you rely on God you' come to understand that you don't really need to know what life is about but be assured that God has high thoughts than we do and we don't have to find out but we just got to live for Him and enjoy His blessings.
2006-11-03 21:24:28 · answer #9 · answered by sweetberry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is _ _ _
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it
Life is a beauty, admire it
Life is a dream, admire it
Life is a challenge, meet it
Life is a duty, complete it
Life is a game, play it
Life is a promise, fulfill it
Life is sorrow, overcome it
Life is a song, sing it
Life is a struggle, accept it
Life is a tragedy, confront it
Life is an adventure, dare it
Life is luck, make it
Life is too precious, do not destroy it
Life is life, fight for it
2006-11-03 21:21:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋