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2006-12-12 01:16:18 · 17 answers · asked by Lizard_kinG 1 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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Life – it has a meaning and loving purpose - you just have to find your purpose and live it.

I believe every person is here for a definite purpose. Each person is special and valuable; that refers to me, you, your family, friends, in fact everybody! There is a loving plan for each of our lives here on earth and there is no such thing as coincidence. I don't believe that anything in life happens by chance and that every aspect of our lives points to something deeper.

You need to decide now to live for God rather than for yourself. You spend your life on Earth preparing yourself (as best you can) for death. I don't see death as a scary, negative experience, but birth into a bliss filled eternal life with God. I believe that this is something you have to consciously choose or not during your life on earth.

The meaning of life is for us to discover that we are true children of an infinitely loving and merciful God, to find out what our responsibilities are to our Creator, and to fulfill those responsibilities. Each of us is called to affirm, accept and develop the talents God has given us. -

2006-12-12 04:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

There is something you should read that changed my philosophy on this question. I, too, have pondered this on many a high night, wondering what our existence even means; as if I could find the answer to the quinntessential question that cannot be derived from words. Theories surround this answer, and there are scientific, religious and political theories. "God's Debris" by Scott Adams (yes, the creator of Dilbert) is a novella that can be found online at the source listed below. It's fairly easy reading and explains that God destroyed himself; thus, the meaning of life is to live to recreate God. Not your Judeo-Christian God, or any sense of God for that matter. It's more or less stating that an omnipotent and omniscient God cannot do one thing: destroy himself. If God were omniscient, he would know what would happen. Obviously, he would have to destroy himself first to find out. If God were omnipotent, he could do anything. Therefore, he would be able to destroy himself. Not reaching full potential, he did, in fact, destroy himself (tying into the whole Big Bang theory and the creation of the universe). Our lives are basically God-dust, particles of a being that no longer exists, yet, over time, will. I really recommend it; it honestly has changed my life. The book states that it is meant for open-minded people between the ages of 18-30 who are looking for an alternative to organized religion or theoretical science. I, for one, am agnostic, but this book pretty much turned me around. It's free online, and if you can sit in front of a computer for 2-3 hours, you can handle this. Best wishes. [mr.steve]

2006-12-12 10:14:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Life is a breakfast cereal made of whole grain oats, distributed by the Quaker Oats Company. It was introduced in the year 1961.

Life was popularized during the 1970s by an ad campaign featuring "Mikey," a finicky four-year-old who "hates everything." The commercials featured the catch phrase "He likes it! Hey Mikey!" The ad campaign ran from 1972 to 1984, becoming one of the longest running and popular commercials of all time. The "Mikey" character became so engrained in the consciousness of American popular culture that urban legends began to develop surrounding the actors in the commercial. The most popular urban legend was that the actor who portrayed "Mikey" had died from eating Pop Rocks while drinking Coca-Cola. According to the urban legend, "Mikey" had a liver condition, and the mixing of Pop Rocks and Coca-Cola caused his liver to fail. In reality, John Gilchrist, who played "Mikey," is still alive and works as an advertising account manager in New York. The other kids in the "Mikey" commercial were Gilchrist's brothers in real life, and are also still alive.

In 1978, Cinnamon Life was introduced. Today Cinnamon Life comprises one third of total Life sales. Twenty five years after the release of Cinnamon Life, Honey Graham Life was added to the brand, and recently, Life has added a fourth flavor, Life Vanilla Yogurt Crunch.

The cereal's advertisements sport the slogan "Life is full of surprises".

Its meaning is to be sugary, and delicious.

2006-12-12 09:18:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Maybe a short story can answer your question. There was once a wise man who lived in a small town. One day he was challenged by a stranger. The stranger told the wise man to meet him in the center of the town. The wise man showed up and so did the stranger. The stranger bought a dove in his hand. He said to the wise man "If you answer this question I will admit defeat." And then he asked the wise man the question: He said, " Is this dove dead or alive?!" The wise man paused for a moment , then spoke. He said, "It is what you make it."
Surely enough. Life is what you make it. Food gives us life but, food is what we decide to eat.

2006-12-12 10:13:59 · answer #4 · answered by Krumah 1 · 0 0

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2006-12-12 09:17:51 · answer #5 · answered by tabithap 4 · 1 0

It is what gives life meaning that really counts. When you discover a meaningful existence, you will not have to ask this mundane question.
I do not belittle you for asking this question. I am truly answering it the best way I can to provide you with the answer.

2006-12-12 10:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Moody Red 6 · 0 0

The meaning of life is something different to each of us, and this is why we're called "individuals." I am happy to wake up in the morning, I love my daughter, my Labrador, my husband, and my 1971 VW. Life has had it's downfalls, but I've survived all of them,
so I am a survivor of of them all so far.

2006-12-12 09:57:49 · answer #7 · answered by Republican!!! 5 · 0 0

How many times will this question be asked, there has to be an archive with at least 3476 different ways this question has been asked, so it looks like the meaning of life is to spend eternity asking the question what is the meaning of life.

2006-12-12 09:42:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Life is a wonderful gift from the creator of all that exists. It is our opportunity to experience love but also hate, joy but also sorrow, kindness but also selfishness, mercy but also injustice. You have important work to do during life and important choices to make concerning all of these experiences. You must take the best part of life and make it part of yourself. But that part that causes pain or sorrow should be repelled and not internalized. Hopefully, you fulfill in your own way the flowering of your own spirit in your own unique way so that you may return to God as a spiritual being that is a wiser, kinder, more loving and in all other ways a closer representation of God who made us in his/her image.

2006-12-12 10:36:26 · answer #9 · answered by b_steeley 6 · 0 0

the meaning of life is to have hot tanned toned girls in short shorts and mini skirts give you straight up fat hits of tweak from a pizzo then everyone passes dank blunts around in a lamborghini with the windows up on the interstate driving 90 with the sub on max and speakers cranked up.

2006-12-12 09:54:20 · answer #10 · answered by zazibi9 2 · 0 0

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