What is the meaning of YOUR life?

Question

Everyone creates their own meaning to their own lives... so what is the meaning of yours?


Have a good morning/afternoon/evening everyone.

Answer 1

The philosophical question "What is the meaning of life?" means different things to different people. The vagueness of the query is inherent in the word "meaning", which opens the question to many interpretations, such as: "What is the origin of life?", "What is the nature of life (and of the universe in which we live)?", "What is the significance of life?", "What is valuable in life?", and "What is the purpose of, or in, (one's) life?". These questions have resulted in a wide range of competing answers and arguments, from scientific theories, to philosophical, theological, and spiritual explanations.

These questions are separate from the scientific issue of the boundary between things with life and inanimate objects.
Popular beliefs
"What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lives, most in the context "What is the purpose of life?" Here are some of the many potential answers to this perplexing question. The responses are shown to overlap in many ways but may be grouped into the following categories:

Survival and temporal success
...to live every day like it is your last and to do your best at everything that comes before you
...to be always satisfied
...to live, go to school, work, and die
...to participate in natural human evolution, or to contribute to the gene pool of the human race
...to advance technological evolution, or to actively develop the future of intelligent life
...to compete or co-operate with others
...to destroy others who harm you, or to practice nonviolence and nonresistance
...to gain and exercise power
...to leave a legacy, such as a work of art or a book
...to eat
...to prepare for death
...to spend life in the pursuit of happiness, maybe not to obtain it, but to pursue it relentlessly.
...to produce offspring through sexual reproduction (alike to participating in evolution)
...to protect and preserve one's kin, clan, or tribe (akin to participating in evolution)
...to seek freedom, either physically, mentally or financially
...to observe the ultimate fate of humanity to the furthest possible extent
...to seek happiness and flourish, experience pleasure or celebrate
...to survive, including the pursuit of immortality through scientific means
...to attempt to have many sexual conquests (as in Arthur Schopenhauer's will to procreate)
...to find and take over all free space in this "game" called life
...to seek and find beauty
...to kill or be killed
...No point. Since having a point is a condition of living human consciousness. Animals do not need a point to live or exist. It is more of an affliction of consciousness that there are such things as points, a negative side to evolutionary development for lack of better words.

Wisdom and knowledge
...to master and know everything
...to be without questions, or to keep asking questions
...to expand one's perception of the world
...to explore, to expand beyond our frontiers
...to learn from one's own and others' mistakes
...to seek truth, knowledge, understanding, or wisdom
...to understand and be mindful of creation or the cosmos
...to lead the world towards a desired situation
...to satisfy the natural curiosity felt by humans about life

Ethical
...to express compassion
...to follow the "Golden Rule"
...to give and receive love
...to work for justice and freedom
...to live in peace with yourself and each other, and in harmony with our natural environment
...to protect humanity, or more generally the environment
...to serve others, or do good deeds

Religious and spiritual
...to find perfect love and a complete expression of one's humanness in a relationship with God
...to achieve a supernatural connection within the natural context
...to achieve enlightenment and inner peace
...to become like God, or divine
...to glorify God
...to experience personal justice (i.e. to be rewarded for goodness)
...to experience existence from an infinite number of perspectives in order to expand the consciousness of all there is (i.e. to seek objectivity)
...to be a filter of creation between heaven and hell
...to produce useful structure in the universe over and above consumption (see net creativity)
...to reach Heaven in the afterlife
...to seek and acquire virtue, to live a virtuous life
...to turn fear into joy at a constant rate achieving on literal and metaphorical levels: immortality, enlightenment, and atonement
...to understand and follow the "Word of God"
...to discover who you are
...to resolve all problems that one faces, or to ignore them and attempt to fully continue life without them, or to detach oneself from all problems faced

Philosophical
...to give life meaning
...to participate in the chain of events which has led from the creation of the universe until its possible end (either freely chosen or determined, this is a subject widely debated amongst philosophers)
...to know the meaning of life
...to achieve self-actualisation
...all possible meanings have some validity
...life in itself has no meaning, for its purpose is an opportunity to create that meaning, therefore:
...to die
...to simply live until one dies (there is no universal or celestial purpose)
...nature taking its course (the wheel of time keeps on turning)
...whatever you see you see, as in "projection makes perception"
...there is no purpose or meaning whatsoever
...life may actually not exist, or may be illusory )
...to contemplate "the meaning of the end of life"

Other
...to contribute to collective meaning ("we" or "us") without having individual meaning ("I" or "me")
...to find a purpose, a "reason" for living that hopefully raises the quality of one's experience of life, or even life in general
...to participate in the inevitable increase in entropy of the universe
...to make conformists' lives miserable
...to make life as difficult as possible for others (i.e. to compete)

Answer 2

I don't think we can create our own meaning of life. Meaning comes from living for a real purpose. What were we meant to do on earth? That question can only be asked of God.

If we claim to create our own meaning, we really are talking about things to do that will occupy our time and thereby make us forget that our existence is meaningless. Therefore, creating our own meaning is an illusion.

Answer 3

i have really not found a meaning for MY life. while taking care of my child and trying to teach him "good" things, i feel that a meaning for MY life has past. it may sound unreasonable, but i also believe that my child is just ME in the future. since i will give him the boost into this life of uncertainty, i am certainly responsible for how he perceives the world(i think). maybe this is just my evolution in process?(if you believe in evolution)
for those without children i suppose their meaning of life will be drastically different. but what can life really mean if it just leads to death(no children)?( adoption is also having children) this is just a philosophical question, because i think you can definitely change someones life by simply interacting with them.
there is so much i can talk about on this subject with not enough space to get my point across totally. but for now, as i am still alive, my meaning of life is to try and instill in my childs mind a sense and a practice of healing and love to his fellow man( and woman). this being the only thing that separates us from animals. which we may have used to be, and may explain why we cannot get along with one another.
i have been through alot and tried to swallow all that i have experienced, but it still hasn't changed the fact that i have to work and pay bills( product of my environment). and i will teach my offspring how to work hard and appreciate what he has through me and my parents, no matter where that leads him. i hope this give you some sort of insight into what you seek.
you also have a great day/night.

Answer 4

Well, being a Christian I believe the purpose of my life is to serve my God, so basically I help others and try to save them, and try not to live only for myself. I'd be curious to know what you think the meaning of YOUR life is though.

Have a good morning/afternoon/evening yourself.

Answer 5

I believe the meaning of my life is to realize that all the people that smile in your face aren't neccessarily good people. weeding them out is my job. sticking with the great ones are my goal. I hope I can be the best at what I plan to achieve as well.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I don't think anyone knows the meaning of their life as such, probably to follow their dreams and hope to achieve them.
Best to live by one day at a time ;)

Answer 8

Iam interested in this journey of life. This is what the meaning I have found out.
Regards.

Answer 9

I think I'm here to offer help to others in any way I can. My dad had a saying "If you ain't giving, you ain't living." If you can bring a little sunshine into someone's life I think your life is worth living.

Answer 10

hmm the meaning of my life would be mastering art of chess and at the sametime have a proficient grade on education. also, find a decent job. thats pretty much it : )

Answer 11

my life ? , i just follow the patch what my luck show..
But i will handle my luck with my brain and i will use all my strength to reach the end...