2007-05-02 21:56:26 · 13 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 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. -
2007-05-03 18:47:47 · 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.....
2007-05-03 13:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-02 22:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by dimitris k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of your life? Forget the self and the meaning of yourself and your life will disappear!
Help yourself by helping others, be generous and your mind must open! I will make this happen (the better mind), suffer not in life, enjoy solving dangers and calamies.
2007-05-02 23:02:29 · answer #4 · answered by Hitler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the point of life is to find out who you are and change the world. Have a lasting impact, so that people can learn from your mistakes and take wisdom from your accomplishments.
2007-05-02 22:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by lifeoutsidethecircle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some excellent reviews of a wide range of opinions on this in the wikipedia. ranging from spiritual ro biological meanings...
a great read...
2007-05-02 22:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by cehelp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe there is no meaning of life.
Life just is...
However, if there is no meaning of life, you can still make your life have meaning.
2007-05-02 22:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by Mike L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unconditional Love. The essence of your being is unconditional love. If you have experienced unconditional love you were heart in heart with God.
2007-05-03 00:13:03 · answer #8 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gift to be lived accordingly.
2007-05-02 22:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by itsthehold 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
survival without experiencing or causing pain to others. death with dignity. find beauty and peace, while alleviating suffering. to end the violence. to cause others to love one another.
2007-05-03 06:28:29 · answer #10 · answered by pedro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋