and try to look good doing it? what's it all about?
2006-11-06 12:40:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I asked this same question at the age of 19, only it went more like:
"so we're born, we die, and everything in-between means nothing...what's the point." It was shortly after my oldest brother died in a train/car accident. It spurred me into a life-long search and pursuit of the deeper meaning and significance of life. I now relate to life very differently and give great value to all experiences. Aren't life and death really inseparable events.
I believe there is much to embrace and learn from life. I view it as a journey of self-discovery. I think it's about you, where you are at in that process, which might be quite different from your neighbor or friend.
your question did not strike me so much as cynical or bleak as much as an honest moment of introspect into one of the oldest questions throughout time ... what is the reason or purpose of life.
it's a great question to pose. isn't it a question that all philosophers ponder and contemplate.
2006-11-06 14:26:30 · answer #1 · answered by mystic1 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
80% of humanity, the religious folks, don't need to ask the meaning of life, the church tells them....the supernatural explanation. But the rest of us can't swallow religious dogma, because there's no evidence. Nobody can prove that there life after death, that people are tortured or rewarded after life or that there's invisible spirits running around.
I've come to two conclusions recently:
1. Life has no meaning
2. Life has a million meanings.
First, there's a certainty that death and annihilation awaits not only you, but the Earth in general. It's an astonomical certainty that our sun will supernova and leave the earth a burnt crisp, not to mention all the other extinction level events around the corner.
Second, the million things that give us meaning are the pleasurable experiences we can conjure up during the short period we are here on the earth, in the form of the relationships we have with our kids and other people, and the 'housekeeping' types of purposes. What i mean by that are the curing disease, ending hunger, improving literacy, reducing crime, preventing war, helping other kinds of things.
2006-11-06 14:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definite, it does and that's because of the fact you have been born for greatness and characteristic a duty to impression this worldwide in a amazing way until eventually now a while right here has expired.....so which you spot, you may't die good now and as you proceed on lifes' journey, you will locate that something that provide you the prefer to stay, love, giggle and be an suggestion to maximum of persons....i'm according to you...So get to residing and cheer up toddler>:)
2016-10-15 11:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by demster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know life is a phase that is so short in the spand of time that its almost insignifigant but life obviously has a point thats why we have a will to live. Theres an answer out there but i can't tell you you'll stumble upon it one day and relize how beautiful life can be.
2006-11-06 12:48:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
all that lives is born and will eventually die, but they were not born to die. If you did not live what would there be for you? Think this way if you are not living life how you should, change your life to make it good to live.
2006-11-06 15:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by penguinojoe 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What you described is animal life. animals do all the thing which man does except thinking. who am I? where did I come from? what is the purpose of my life? What should i do to improve my self to an extent i am no more an animal .
These questions have been taken up aeon's ago and answers given. One such book is known as Yoga vasishtam .(English translation available)
2006-11-07 00:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your summation of life is very bleak and yet soo materialistic. Instead of thinking about what you can do for your self thinka bout what you can do for others, some people can't afford to eat or shop.
2006-11-06 12:46:13 · answer #7 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What really matters in life? To love and be loved. All the rest is just icing.
2006-11-06 14:09:08 · answer #8 · answered by taotemu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
have fun. life is about taking risks like skydiving of cliffjumping of hiking hills. many people make better technology to make us more satisfied with our lives like Ipod and mp3 and plasma screen t.v.s and italian sport cars. movies, everything! just enjoy before time runs out!
2006-11-06 12:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by aarti_s_amin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The true cynic's position. The definition of cynic. " A person who knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing ". Is this who you see yourself as? The life is in the living; try it.
2006-11-06 12:50:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋