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OK, I know this is a cliché-kinda question - for which I apologise - but I'd really like to know what you think the meaning of life is. Also, is it normal to wonder if it has any meaning at all, because I'd really like my existence to matter.
I feel like(and I don't mean to be depressing) life has no meaning. To me, it's simply a role-playing game, where anything is possible as long as physics don't interfere. Like seriously, life can be lived in any way possible, and to each human, life is something different. There is no meaning, it's just what you decide to do with it. So, I guess it can have personal meaning, just not a 100% absolute truth to it. So, go out there and live however the hack you want! :D
In my opinion this is the meaning of life:
1) Survive in good health.
2) Reproduce; but not to the extent of overpopulation and the detrimental effects thereof.
3) Learn about this Earth / Universe in whichever field(s) of study best suits you.
4) Work smart and efficiently, but a little hard work now and again is probably a good thing too.
5) Be happy, keep a good sense of humour and enjoy the pursuits of life.
6) Try to get along with others. If you can't get along, graciously walk away or try to negotiate a mutually agreeable separation (friendship, family, love and property, etc.).
7) Be charitable, but not to the point of dependency
(A hand up is better than a hand-out).
8) Do not impose your beliefs on others. Healthy discussion / debate is allowable.
To be cont'd...
9) Live within your means. Try to live a moderate life. Do not overindulge.
10) Be honest with yourself and others. Be polite and courteous with others.
11) Conserve energy and resources. Limit your use of plastics.
12) Be respectful of the natural environment. Do your part to prevent / control the spread of exotic and invasive flora and fauna. Encourage natural biodiversity.
13) Do not submit to corruption and criminal intent.
14) Use violence only in cases of self-defense, last resort or pre-emptive measures.
15) Make a plan. (See above. Any applicable points in this).
16) I freely admit that I have not fullfilled all of the above (to the letter), but that I try to do my best.
I would welcome any suggestions for amendments or additions to this. The one proviso though is that it must be Universally acceptable, and that it should be in the common good.
A good suggestion with good intent, however, it would also include ourselves, the specie Homo sapiens. This would mean that all people around the world would be able to move unrestricted around the world. I feel that, for this reason, many people would take exception to this.
It would also contradict #12, exotic and invasive species.
It would also contradict #13, as criminals could claim that we are hampering crime through law and law enforcement.
Only if by "livelihood" you include as a necessity the freedom to move unrestricted around the world. It seems so at odds with your other points and also isn't part of what I personally consider a livelihood that I didn't choose to include it. I think one can live a perfectly fruitful life without visiting, say, Kyrgyzstan.
Yeah, I think about it all the time. Life is a journey leading to death. Life consists of a shitload of obstacles, until death when its supposed to be like this 'graduation' into a new realm.
Thats kinda how I see it. I believe in heaven, so I think that heaven probably holds more meaning. However we live our life will probably tell of however much fortune we get in heaven. We're all living for heaven. Eh... nevermind. Thats actually just ... I don't know.
A part of me thinks that.
The meaning of life is to live.
Or more literally, life is defined as:
life
noun /līf/
lifes, plural; lives, plural
1.The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
- the origins of life
2.Living things and their activity
- some sort of life existed on Mars
- lower forms of life
- the ice-cream vendors were the only signs of life
3.The state of being alive as a human being
- she didn't want to die; she loved life
- a superficial world where life revolved around the minutiae of outward appearance
4.A particular type or aspect of people's existence
- an experienced teacher will help you settle into school life
- revelations about his private life
5.Vitality, vigor, or energy
- she was beautiful and full of life
6.The existence of an individual human being or animal
- a disaster that claimed the lives of 266 Americans
7.A way of living
- his father decided to start a new life in California
8.A biography
- a life of Shelley
9.Either of the two states of a person's existence separated by death (as in Christianity and some other religious traditions)
- too much happiness in this life could reduce the chances of salvation in the next
10.Any of a number of successive existences in which a soul is held to be reincarnated (as in Hinduism and some other religious traditions)
11.A chance to live after narrowly escaping death (esp. with reference to the nine lives traditionally attributed to cats)
12.The period between the birth and death of a living thing, esp. a human being
- she has lived all her life in the country
- I want to be with you for the rest of my life
- they became friends for life
13.The period during which something inanimate or abstract continues to exist, function, or be valid
- underlay helps to prolong the life of a carpet
14.A sentence of imprisonment for life
15.(in art) The depiction of a subject from a real model, rather than from an artist's imagination
- the pose and clothing were sketched from life
- life drawing
Yea I do the same, thats how I got my screen name lol. I have no answer but I feel everyone has to come to there own conclusion for their own purposes. That being said I have succumbed to living life to the fullest and realising and accepting lifes responsibilities. Great post by the way.