2007-03-21 09:46:27 · 21 answers · asked by Hello! 2 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 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.
2007-03-21 18:14:51 · 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.....
2007-03-21 20:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see life as a road trip, where sometimes your tires are flat, you find a shortcut, you give a ride to strangers that turn out to be either great companions or a disaster, and finally when you reach your destiny you wonder why did you start the trip in the first place. If you can answer that and actually accomplish it, then you have lived a good life.
2007-03-21 16:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by marianixtwim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude: It is quite simple. We were created in God's image and our meaning is to be found in him. It is a relational thing. Nothing in life satisfies or truly makes sense apart from God.
I highly suggest that you begin attending a good church and begin studying the Bible. There you will find the meaning of life, GUARANTEED.
Mr. M on "meaning of life."
2007-03-21 16:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by Humberto M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically the "meaning" is impossible due to the English language and mind having restraints, so just accept that life has no meaning in general. (though you can say to pro-create, but that is a different story)
2007-03-21 16:50:33 · answer #5 · answered by Pat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-21 16:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by ladywildfireok 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life just is. It has no intrinsic, or built in meaning of it's own.
All the meaning that life will ever have is the meaning that you give to it.
Looks like its up to you.
Love and blessings Don
2007-03-21 20:36:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
2007-03-21 16:49:16 · answer #8 · answered by desperateperson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to ask what the meaning of life is.....
2007-03-21 17:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by amecake83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a test. Will you be a good person or a bad one, will you care for others or only yourself. How will you react when things are good and things are tough.
Your grade comes when its all over.
2007-03-21 16:54:45 · answer #10 · answered by Jon S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋