On the scale of earthly time, individual lives are but mere blinks of an eye. We're born, we live, we die and then you're not heard from ever again. There might be a tombstone or family tree made with your name on it, but eventually the tombstone weathers from age and who knows what media your family tree will be used. All the memories and accomplishments will be totally forgotten, unless you're a Hitler or Alexander the Great type person. In a thousand years, your bones will be dust and no other trace of your existence will be seen, unless, of course you become fossilized for some reason, but even then, after thousands of years more, that will be disintegrated into dust. We influence the lives of our children and others, but they too will eventually die. So what's the point of living?
In astronomical terms, the Earth will eventually succumb to the supernova of our Sun, it's an astonomically certainty the earth will be burned to a crisp.
So does death render our lives meaningless. If we were immortal, that would be the ultimate in boredom, repetition, day after day, of doing the same thing for thousands of years (hundreds may be OK, but nothing beyond that)....but i digress, back to the meaning of our little lives.
It all boils down to how creative we can be in the short period of time we have on this earth....Our activities need to be worthwhile for their own sake, not because they fulfill some supernatural transcendental purpose....LIVE DAMNIT
2007-08-09 07:31:17
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answered by Its not me Its u 7
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it builds charachter, and its an adventure to find ur authentic self :)
2007-08-09 06:23:25
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answer #2
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answered by Elisabeth R 3
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the hardest test ever given to us all
2007-08-09 06:38:24
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answered by Trixx 3
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Waste of my time
2007-08-09 06:25:32
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answered by MY truth will set you free... 3
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It's better than death; make the most of it.
2007-08-09 06:33:01
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answer #5
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answered by Jethro 5
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Live it.
2007-08-09 06:27:35
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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It is amazingly wonderful.
2007-08-09 06:21:57
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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its mine
2007-08-09 06:37:00
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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