2007-05-01 09:47:03 · 8 answers · asked by heather 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That is a great question, and I wish I had an answer to it. Everyone tries all of their life so hard to survive and make the best out of themselves, but what are we doing it for? We're not really sure why we live, or why it even matters. It may matter to people that we leave behind when we die, but then they leave, and so on.. and so on. So does it really ever benefit anyone? What I personally do believe though, is that we have one chance to get things right and to experience everything we can. So I say, why not? And who knows where we go when it's all over? Our lives may mean everything then.
2007-05-01 10:00:28 · 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
2007-05-01 17:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have the time of your life every single day. Live life to the fullest, and appreicate it all. Leearn to love the drama, the hate, and the pain. What hurts you now makes memories and stories for the future. Explore any path you comes across, and live in deep emotion.
2007-05-01 16:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by R. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In life, the meaning is the effort.
2007-05-01 18:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by Julian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/life
No one knows exactly why we're here. Just live your life to the fullest, and try to make something out of every day. Do something a little daring everyday!
2007-05-01 16:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by emilie hope 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To venture on into the unknown, and hope for a beautiful adventure as you venture down that "Highway to Heaven" with the sun beating down as you walk down that road
2007-05-01 17:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To enjoy it to the best of your ability.
2007-05-01 16:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by applecheeks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."
2007-05-02 10:16:32 · answer #8 · answered by dr strangelove 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋