what do you think the meaning of life is? Intelligent answers please!!?

Question

Thank you!!

Answer 1

You'll find the meaning of life in this poem .
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"Come in," God said, "So, you would like to interview Me?" "
If you have the time," I said..
God smiled and said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; what questions do you have in mind to ask me?"

"What surprises you most about mankind?"

God answered: "That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again..

That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health..

That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future..

That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived . . ."

God's hands took mine and we were silent for a while and then I asked . . . "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"

God replied with a smile:
"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them.. What they can do is to let themselves be loved..

To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives..

To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as a group on a comparison basis!

To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least..

To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal them..

To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness..
To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings..

To learn that money can buy everything but happiness..

To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it totally different..

To learn that a true friend is someone who knows everything about them . . . and likes them anyway..

To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves."

I sat there for awhile enjoying the moment. I thanked Him for his time and for all that He has done for me and my family, and He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for me, and I'll answer."

People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel..

Thinking of you..

PS: Pass it on to someone special in your life . . .. God Bless..

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Answer 2

Monty Python pretty much gave the definitive answer:

Exec #1: Which brings us once again to the urgent realization if how much there is still left to Own. Item six on the agenda: "The Meaning of Life" Now uh, Harry, you've had some thoughts on this.
Exec #2: Yeah, I've had a team working on this over the past few weeks, and what we've come up with can be reduced to two fundamental concepts. One: People aren't wearing enough hats. Two: Matter is energy. In the universe there are many energy fields which we cannot normally perceive. Some energies have a spiritual source which act upon a person's soul. However, this "soul" does not exist ab initio as orthodox Christianity teaches; it has to be brought into existence by a process of guided self-observation. However, this is rarely achieved owing to man's unique ability to be distracted from spiritual matters by everyday trivia.
Exec #3: What was that about hats again?
Exec #2: Oh, Uh... people aren't wearing enough.
Exec #1: Is this true?
Exec #4: Certainly. Hat sales have increased but not pari passu, as our research...
Exec #3: [Interrupting] "Not wearing enough"? Enough for what purpose?
Exec #5: Can I just ask, with reference to your second point, when you say souls don't develop because people become distracted...

Answer 3

Annie,

Certain questions are wrong because they're loaded-- like asking, "do you still beat your wife?" If you've never beaten your wife there's no correct way to answer it. If you answer "yes" it implies that you once DID beat your wife, and if you answer "no" it implies that you're still doing it.
Such is the case with this perennial question. It keeps coming up, and people think there's an objective answer -- like a solution to a mathematical equation, or a cure to a disease. People keep expecting someone, somewhere to come up with the magic answer, and suddenly we're all going to slap our foreheads and say, "WOW! So THAT'S it!!! Thanks."

Unfortunately, life is not an objective enterprise. It is a subjective enterprise. We may do science objectively, but Nobody (I repeat -- NOBODY) lives life "objectively." We all live it subjectively. And if that is the case, the question "what is the meaning of life" is nonsensical. You're asking for an objective answer to a subjective problem.

Therefore, you have to approach the problem subjectively. The proper question isn't "what is the meaning of life" (in objective terms), but "What is the meaning of MY life" -- asked in subjective terms.

And what is the meaning of YOUR life? Only YOU can answer that. That is the existential choice. It's all on you -- and nobody but you. It's the question each one of us must ultimately confront. You can be reactive and let others choose for you; or you can be proactive, seize the day, and define your own existence. It's up to you.

Answer 4

42. What are the criteria you use to judge whether an answer is intelligent or not? Your question is also vague. What is your meaning of "meaning"?

Answer 5

The meaning of life is to help as many people and creatures on earth as possible. This includes the earth too.

Answer 6

Meaning was not necessary until humans came along. A tree falls in the forest and no one is there to give it meaning. What does it mean?

Meaning is analogouss to pain, and analogou in another way, to color. Your brain invents color when perceiving differences in electromagnetic wave lengths, to help us cope; before your brain invented color there was none.

Likewise your brain invents the sensation of pain and even tells you where the pain is supposed to be.

As for meaning, it too is an invention of the brain.
But do not be alarmed, Jesus still loves you.

Answer 7

The meaning of life is love.

True Love cannot be created or forced upon an entity. Love is manifested when a being has freewill.

Guess what, that's exactly what our Father wants is our love.

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Answer 8

Every single person on this planet effects the world in some single way. You may never know how you effect something or someone, but that is why you are here.

Answer 9

To have a family, leave the world a better place than when you found it, be moral and keep helping others, and enjoy yourself in the pursuit of happiness.

Answer 10

The meaning of life.. thats a tough one. =) I believe the meaning of life itself is to realize it's price, it's worth, how fragile it is and how it is the greatest gift we have and give. To use it and find purpose, to find something to believe in, and to find meaning for ourselves and be able to give something, to contribute, in hopes when this short life is over we are not forgotten. I believe we all want to be significant. Our faiths and dreams are based on this, and it is our constant struggle within ourselves and without. I believe it is our greatest fear, in many of us anyways. We want to find ourselves...we want to matter.

I believe this is the core of the meaning of life.