2007-07-19 15:25:36 · 50 answers · asked by dman9602 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
so long and thanks for all the fish. thank you.
2007-07-19 15:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 2⤋
Many, upon asking themselves, answer this most important of questions with an inspirational statement or two that has applied to their own good and bad experiences in life. While many of these sayings like "be happy", "try your hardest", "never be discouraged" and so forth are ways to help make life more meaningful, they will still leave the question of life nagging indefinitely. As many words as one can say will never bring closure to the question, for the answer is not a logical conclusion that one can share with others.
The "answer" to the meaning of life can only be found within oneself, appearing through the experience of realizing the connection of the core of what makes your being with that of the universe. If you truly want to reach this understanding, you must be willing to disregard all that has come between the pure essence of your existence and the person you have become to function in the world. The door to this journey has been left closed by many more than have opened it, for the idea of making changes and seeing the world in new ways is frightening for those who have made themselves comfortable in their place. When these people are asked your question they will give you a quick and unsatisfying answer.
Try to isolate the feeling that led you to ask your question in the first place and discover where it came from. Only you can find your own way to the one answer.
2007-07-19 20:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by PhilsFan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"What is the meaning of life?" is probably the most-asked philosophical question by humanity at large, though we will probably never find the answer, for whatever reason. Common answers include: happiness or flourishing; love; compassion; pleasure; reproduction; power; 42; knowledge, understanding, or wisdom; and being blessed, or achieving union with God or the divine; or simply that there is no meaning to life. ...
While scientific approaches to the meaning of life aim to describe empirical facts about human existence[citation needed], philosophers are more concerned about the relationship between ideas[citation needed]. For example, philosophers have considered such questions as: 'Is the question "What is the meaning of life?" a meaningful question?' 'What does the question "What is the meaning of life?" mean?' and 'If there are no objective values, then is life meaningless?' Some philosophical disciplines have also aimed to develop an understanding of life that explains, regardless of how we came to be here, what we should do now that we are here (such as humanism)[citation needed].
Value as meaning
In that they attempt to answer the question "What is valuable in life?", theories of value are theories of the meaning of life[citation needed]. Famous philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and many others had clear views about what sort of life was best (and hence most meaningful)[citation needed]. Aristotle, for example, believed that the pursuit of happiness was the Highest Good and that such is achievable through our uniquely human capacity to reason
2007-07-19 15:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Life.
2007-07-19 15:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
This is a question that only you can answer. Look within yourself. Listen to your own voice in your own head. Life is living. Life is giving of yourself and not expecting anything in return.
God created you in his own image. He is your Creator. Spread His word, make a difference in someone else's life.
If I leave this world making a difference in just one person's life, l've lived a good and full life. I really believe this is everyone's purpose or meaning in life.
2007-07-19 15:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by GreenIce10 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"All things, material and spiritual, originate from one source and are related as if they were one family. The past, present, and future are all contained in the life force. The universe emerged and developed from one source, and we evolved through the optimal process of unification and harmonization." --Morihei Ueshiba, The Founder of Aikido
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2007-07-19 20:45:28 · answer #6 · answered by cosmicyoda 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Life is a temporary boot camp for the permanent life which come next. Everyday you will be asked the same question over and over - good or evil, which do you choose?
On Judgement Day, God will grant you your choice. The_Fish_Gate has it exactly right.
2007-07-19 15:30:57 · answer #7 · answered by "Ski" 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To enjoy everything that life has to offer. Seize each moment like it could be your last. There's a song by LeeAnn Womack called "Dance", look up that song on Yahoo and read the lyrics, that will tell you too. The song is so pretty....
2007-07-19 15:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by shellybear0925 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A hilarious Monty Python movie.
2007-07-19 15:28:46 · answer #9 · answered by Freethinker 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A moment in time for an eternal soul.
What a tremendous ride throughout the ages it is.
Respect your soul.
Your life was brought to you by it.
Your life should add more to it, not detract from it.
2007-07-19 15:41:21 · answer #10 · answered by wise1 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2007-07-19 15:27:48 · answer #11 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋