2007-01-02 07:33:02 · 31 answers · asked by laura r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The meaning of life is YOU! Your life will have meaning by the amount of effort you expend to discover that meaning. If you live with little effort, you will likely get little reward and little satisfaction or contentment. If you live with greater gusto and intent, you will bring greater richness and fulfillment to your existence. It is all governed and controlled by you! Yes, there is the unexpected, the unknown, but still, you are part of the equation. You choose your RESPONSE to this unknown to shape whatever IT is, into the known and experienced. You have the ultimate power within yourself to derive your meaning to the "meaning of life". We each view life from our own eyes, our own perspective. So through each of us, YOU, you are the director, the giver of that meaning to life! What is meaningful in life for one differs from what is meaningful for another! I guess you could say "the meaning of life" is to discover your own personal meaning for the answer to that eternal question!
2007-01-02 08:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 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.....
2007-01-02 10:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything. Life means going through hard times, it means going through great times, it means it's easy for some people and hard for others, life is moments... Life is everything. Life is death and destruction and peace and construction, it's evil and it's good.
When it comes to the meaning of life, there is no common ground. The meaning is within you, and for you to decide what you make of your life. You decide what is worth meaning in your life... You determine what your life means, what your essence is. The meaning of life is to figure it out, and you have everything to help you on the way. You'll find meaning in your life, and you may not realize you've found it already. You may not even be happy with the meaning of your life...
2007-01-02 09:50:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-02 08:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-02 07:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by Cold Bird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-02 07:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of life is relative to each person living it
2007-01-02 07:44:07 · answer #7 · answered by Lost and found 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of life is to fufil the wishes of your God and your own, in one simple sentence. Realise your dreams but stay within your morals and principles which have been passed down from your family, Act sensibly, have fun, and you will enjoy life after death as well.
2007-01-02 20:55:37 · answer #8 · answered by sony12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life means you can ask this sort of meaningful questions and you will find the answers too. Some people are worng and some people are right, and finally, thats you who is going to judge what is right!!!
2007-01-02 17:44:03 · answer #9 · answered by Babu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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. -
2007-01-02 13:29:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋