what is the meaning of life?

Question

if you ask me

Answer 1

STOP ASKING THIS QUESTION.

LIFE, ONE MORE TIME:



Pronunciation, adjective
–noun 1. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
2. the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, esp. metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.
3. the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual: to risk one's life; a short life and a merry one.
4. a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: eternal life.
5. the general or universal condition of human existence: Too bad, but life is like that.
6. any specified period of animate existence: a man in middle life.
7. the period of existence, activity, or effectiveness of something inanimate, as a machine, lease, or play: The life of the car may be ten years.
8. a living being: Several lives were lost.
9. living things collectively: the hope of discovering life on other planets; insect life.
10. a particular aspect of existence: He enjoys an active physical life.
11. the course of existence or sum of experiences and actions that constitute a person's existence: His business has been his entire life.
12. a biography: a newly published life of Willa Cather.
13. animation; liveliness; spirit: a speech full of life.
14. resilience; elasticity.
15. the force that makes or keeps something alive; the vivifying or quickening principle: The life of the treaty has been an increase of mutual understanding and respect.
16. a mode or manner of existence, as in the world of affairs or society: So far her business life has not overlapped her social life.
17. the period or extent of authority, popularity, approval, etc.: the life of the committee; the life of a bestseller.
18. a prison sentence covering the remaining portion of the offender's animate existence: The judge gave him life.
19. anything or anyone considered to be as precious as life: She was his life.
20. a person or thing that enlivens: the life of the party.
21. effervescence or sparkle, as of wines.
22. pungency or strong, sharp flavor, as of substances when fresh or in good condition.
23. nature or any of the forms of nature as the model or subject of a work of art: drawn from life.
24. Baseball. another opportunity given to a batter to bat because of a misplay by a fielder.
25. (in English pool) one of a limited number of shots allowed a player: Each pool player has three lives at the beginning of the game.
–adjective 26. for or lasting a lifetime; lifelong: a life membership in a club; life imprisonment.
27. of or pertaining to animate existence: the life force; life functions.
28. working from nature or using a living model: a life drawing; a life class.
—Idioms29. as large as life, actually; indeed: There he stood, as large as life. Also, as big as life.
30. come to life, a. to recover consciousness.
b. to become animated and vigorous: The evening passed, but somehow the party never came to life.
c. to appear lifelike: The characters of the novel came to life on the screen.

31. for dear life, with desperate effort, energy, or speed: We ran for dear life, with the dogs at our heels. Also, for one's life.
32. for the life of one, as hard as one tries; even with the utmost effort: He can't understand it for the life of him.
33. get a life, to improve the quality of one's social and professional life: often used in the imperative to express impatience with someone's behavior.
34. not on your life, Informal. absolutely not; under no circumstances; by no means: Will I stand for such a thing? Not on your life!
35. take one's life in one's hands, to risk death knowingly: We were warned that we were taking our lives in our hands by going through that swampy area.
36. to the life, in perfect imitation; exactly: The portrait characterized him to the life.


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[Origin: bef. 900; ME lif(e); OE līf; c. D lijf, G Leib body, ON līf life, body; akin to live1]


—Synonyms 13. vivacity, sprightliness, vigor, verve, activity, energy.
—Antonyms 13. inertia, death.


your welcome.

Answer 2

I have seen you asking the same question time and times again on these pages. And as a result your might have received hundreds of answers, containing numerous viewpoints, opinions and notions of many a people. You tenacity in your is outstanding in your mind. May be this is what life should mean for you – a constant search and persistence along the way, whatever the way that may be for your purpose.

I think the answer to big questions like this, that may vary person to person, are understood better only allegorically, for realistic instances of life are often specific to certain viewpoints of certain people that might not come up to general expectations.

The answering of this question is no a matter of asking as giving an answer to you or taking it from; it is the matter of being able to share what I think with you, and with the rest of the people.

In this regard I give an example to consider: Imagine you are a seafarer, and you have a boat for your journey upon a vast ocean. And the objective of the journey is to get somewhere safe while your boat is still strong, and its sails intact. Life in my view can be just like this, a journey from one unknown to the other, where the ocean is the existence full of unfathomable depths below, the tumultuous surface, and the unreachable skies above, where unpredictable winds blow and deadly storms rise. Then the black ocean, upon which your journey rests, is full of monsters of unimaginable terror, ferocity and voraciousness. The only protection you have, is your boat that you have built most careful to withstand all the ravages of an open ocean; but this boat has a limit in time for it to stay seaworthy.

This ocean-going boat is your worldly existence, your physical existence, and you a soul, the precious cargo on board your ship that is to be carried across with utmost care and consideration. Just imagine what if this physical existence would fail someday, as upon an ocean it not all that you can see.

Most of us live to enjoy life, but do we realise that all this partying is only on board a little boat that rocks and rolls upon mighty waves in existence foreboding and end in view. That one day all this is going to come to an end. How would you scatter? What have you in the mind to take you across what is merely in the eye? And if you are not safely ashore you are going to fall in an ocean unknown and unseen so far, as all we see now is the interior of a boat made so comfortable and homely for the sheer pleasure of senses.

Answer 3

Don't know if you are serious, but here is my answer.

Personally, I believe the purpose of life is to learn and grow. I believe life is a school, which means that Life Is Pain… and pain generates either growth or decline. People either progress or diminish; reach out, or withdraw.

Suffering offers the ability to ascertain blame; coldness; cruelty; insensitivity; incomprehension… That's how we disconnect from others. We can either make our pain mean something by learning from it… Or we can recoil from our pain and withdraw from the world. The choice is ours. For through pain and suffering, we can also gain the ability to learn forgiveness; compassion; kindness; consideration; empathy… That's how we connect with others.

It is important to see what we’ve gained, rather than dwelling on what we lost. Only by experience can we truly know another's pain! I call such advancement growing pains, because every time I’ve ever truly grown, it was Very painful! Many people choose to hide from the pain. But by facing it, we survive to see the wonders that wait on the other side of it.

Answer 4

The meaning of life...

To become what God intended us to be before we were ever thought of.

See there is Gods will, and that is the plan God has made for us.

Then there is our own will, that is when we make decisions in life without asking God what we need to do.

Following Gods will, will bring you to know (ACTUALLY KNOW) the truth about the meaning of life for you and what he ordained your meaning in the first place.

Good Book: Purpose Driven Life

Answer 5

According to The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy the meaning of life and everything is .........42

Answer 6

Life means continuously breathing in the air otherwise you go lifeless. Life keeps us enjoying the true meaning of life. It gives us strength to continue living in this beautiful world. Life makes everything what ought to be.

Answer 7

Meaning of Life ----Life comes in four forms1 from the earth Eg plants2 from Egg---Eg lizard 3 From heat of sweat Eg fly, 4 Fromthe WombEg humans 5th one is also.out of WORD(mantra) this is life

Answer 8

OK I will ask you, "What is the meaning of life?"

Answer 9

I'd say to survive is the point of life, beyond all others. Ya gotta put that at the top of your list or every other point becomes moot.

Answer 10

are we supposed to ask you? could be the meaning of life to enjoy, have fun and learn things, trying not to hurt others in the process

Answer 11

There is no meaning beyond God's reason for putting into motion his creation.