What is the meaning of life?

Answer 1

there is none

Answer 2

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.....

Answer 3

I am so glad you asked the most important and intelligent question there is to know. In a nut shell, -We are not this material body, IE; Race, color, nationality, Religion, mind, intellect, senses, job, etc. We are all eternal spirit souls, part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc. We never die, only this mortal body dies.
This material world is not our real home, it is called Maya (illusion) and is temporary and full of misery, only one fourth of the souls come here, and the rest are enjoying blissful eternal loving relationships with our Maker named above. We fell here due to envying Gods position. He gives us free will and this place is for those who want to enjoy separately from Him. (Which it is only an illusion that we are separate because He is within the core of our heart and everywhere) After many lifetimes of trying to enjoy here and becoming frustrated and board, the soul questions their existence and seeks true happiness. Those who are intelligent, take up the process of self realization (Bhakti Yoga) which gives one real peace, happiness and reality. Then at the end of life they can return to the eternal Kingdom where there is no more birth, death, old age, or disease and be eternally happy. I am so glad I know what to do now.
For info. Go to harekrishnatemple.com Read Bhagavad Gita- As it is by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada asitis.com you can read it on line.

Answer 4

If I knew the answer to this question, I would not tell you. To put meaning before Life, is to stand it upon its head. Do you believe the meaning of life is to stand on your head?

Answer 5

It all depends on your perspective.

I suggest that gaining happiness is the meaning of life, but it may be different for others.

Answer 6

Wow, original question you got there, why don't you try the search next time you have a conundrum as good as this one.

Answer 7

There is none other than what you make it to be. You have to craft your own meaning with the choices you make.

Answer 8

That depends on you, how you view life, and how you live it.

Answer 9

42.

In all seriousness, existence preceeds essence, in that there is no meaning of life but what we make of it.

Answer 10

Only you can decide that for you. It is purely subjective.






*drink*

Answer 11

always remember dying is the last thing you will ever do