My 15 year old son asked me this question last night and i couldnt help but give him sketches from monty python, he didnt appreciate it so what do i tell him???
2007-02-16 11:21:22 · 40 answers · asked by squawinpants 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
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 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. -
2007-02-19 19:47:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 6⤋
Just tell him the truth. It's what ever you make it to be. Some people life is not very important. Then there is others who worship the very ground that they walk on, so this may be a matter of opinion, but guess what last night yours really did count, because the most important person in your world asked you a million dollar question
2007-02-16 11:31:44 · answer #2 · answered by sodgirl6763 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't believe in God or Jesus Christ the Savior, life has no meaning other than the trivial ideology created by the world. Take all you can get, don't worry about holding back or having principles. When you die, its over.
If you believe that life is more than that, you will start to see that it was all created in a magnificent design. You can live your life with great purpose when you realize that this earthly life is just a starting point to eternity. Pick up your bible. The answers are in there.
2007-02-16 11:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by papaz71 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that more important than to give him a direct answer, is to be sincere, frank with him. I don´t know how is your relationship with your son, but I understand that, very oftenly, teenagers aren´t prone to talk about their important issues with their parents and would rather talk to their pals. So I think that if he has asked you such an intimate question you both have a wonderful possibility to share so many important ideas, feelings and doubts. Therefore, if you get another oportunity to talk frankly with him, try to understand why is he asking such a question; be honest with yourself and with him. If you just don´t know the answer and you are ok with that, why not to share this with him? Be open minded so as to show him he can also share his concerns with you without fear of intimacy. Good luck!
2007-02-19 22:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by hemote 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better in future, this is what is life.
2) Life is that which you spent making mistakes as this is more honourable and useful than the one you spent without doing nothing.
3) Life is that which is not to be feared but, to be understood.
4) Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
2007-02-16 20:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by pri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "life" is a vague subject. Everyone views life differently. If I were you, I'd probably told him to look it up in a dictionary. But personally, I think the meaning of life is to see the significance of your existence to the world. Not as a whole, but to the people around you that you see everyday - your friends, your family, your neighbors, etc.
Here's a better place to find your answer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_life
2007-02-17 08:21:28 · answer #6 · answered by Chi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heres some various answers:
The meaning of life is the meaning of life.
42.
MySpace.
The song Waka Laka
And I think it's displayed somewere in The Simpsons... Don't know where O.o
2007-02-16 12:01:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"if a man hasn't figures out something he is willing to die for then he isn't fit to live."
good quote^
also, "to the word you may only be one person, but to one person you may be the world."
and live every day to the fullest.
so in my oponion, to change the world for the better and help out others. it sort of goes in a circle, like the song 'circle of friends'.
i agree with other people up above, though. it is really what you think, something you need to discover for yourself.
i was wondering the same thing the other day, if you want to know the truth.
2007-02-16 12:23:01 · answer #8 · answered by sportzy922 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him to live his life to the fullest, don't hold back. Get out there and do what you want. You only have one life so make it the best you can!!
That's what I'm doing. I'm only in Grade 8 and I've already accomplished many dreams.
2007-02-16 11:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by Jenna i 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does life have to have a meaning.
Everyone should have their own goals and aims in life. But these should be decided by the individual. This then gives their life a meaning.
2007-02-17 04:18:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of life is to experience life, love and joy, while enduring all obstacles and hardships that are thrown at us. Unless, of course, he's seen Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. then it's some number...
2007-02-16 11:28:04 · answer #11 · answered by Noland Voyd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋