Whats your definition of the meaning of life contact me if you have one.
2006-12-29 22:51:35 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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. -
2006-12-30 01:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 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.
So the bottom line is, we only have a temporary meaning to life, to reduce pain and increase pleasure, other than that everything is lost to oblivion.
To be or not to be? "To be" is temporary and "not to be" is inevitable.....
2006-12-30 03:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is this an interview or do YOU want to know?
The meaning of life is a typical human question, because man is a meaning making machine. Everything he creates is a purpose full tool, thus having meaning.
Thus the meaning of life without a 'human like thinking' creator, is non existent.
If you ask an arrow in mid air what the meaning of his life is, then he answers the target he is heading towards. Life in general is moving toward total domination of reality. So that in that sense is our goal...thus meaning.
2006-12-30 01:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by me c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the purpose of everyone life is to glorify G-d. that is what you are made for. this may mean being the best math teacher you can be, or best car mechanic, or the best missionary. and remember G-d, only gave us two commands. 1) love G-d with all your heart 2) love your fellow man.
2006-12-29 23:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no meaning of life. You cannot define Life. It happens. I have no control over my birth, Life or death, then how do expect to find meaning.
2006-12-29 23:23:42 · answer #5 · answered by Brahmanyan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what i gather thus far in my life is that my definition to the meaning of life is to trip on purpose everynow and again so that i can pass the experience on to someone else inorder for them not to fall as well...to teach and be taught...
2006-12-29 23:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by michele m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think everyone has their own view of life, and anything else really. whether it be life, love, or the difference between right and wrong, different people will always have different views on every subject. but personally i highly believe in the views of existentialism and realism when i look upon life.
2006-12-29 23:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by actfourscenethree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To simply live.............. to make it through this mortal existence, to learn as best we can how to love, to find as much joy as possible and most of all to "endure". Because I come at this question from a faith based in God and Christ, to endure this, will ensure paradise forever...
2006-12-29 23:10:43 · answer #8 · answered by She Said 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me the meaning of life is to make the most of our time here on earth. I think finding joy in the everyday makes it worthwhile. :)
2006-12-29 22:56:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The meaning of life is simple, one word.... Reproduce.
2006-12-29 22:59:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋