What's the meaning of life?

What's the meaning of life?

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  • 1.
    To understand life, or learn as much as you can

    To understand life, or learn as much as you can

    Life is so incredibly fascinating, how can a person possibly learn enough about it to understand it? There is just too little time. The world, science, space, all the little ...

    qwertyblue
    Pros: Opening your eyes to new possibilities Cons: How do you know what you are learning is true?
  • 2.
    Joy

    Joy

    The purpose of your life is clearly to live it to the fullest. Don't think about every little step on the way, just go for it! Why other people ...

    annikalee
    Pros: You can be happy as much as you want. It's not hard to obtain.
  • 3.
    Becoming present to your experience

    Becoming present to your experience

    When you are truly present to your experience, you can see life without filters and accept situations as they are and thus obtain the ability to change. You neither accept ...

    richtr
    Pros: appreciating simple beauty of nature and being Cons: growing disaffection with the man made world
  • 4.
    To love and feel loved

    To love and feel loved

    "One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love." - Sophocles

    "Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness." - Oliver Wendell ...

    rosefire
    Pros: Emotion gives meaning and purpose to an otherwise monotonous and sometimes depressing journey. Cons: There's more to life than just how you feel.
  • 5.
    42 (forty-two)

    42 (forty-two)

    42 (forty-two) is the natural number following 41 and preceding 43. It is also the answer to the great question of life, the universe, and everything, as referenced in The ...

    mochajava
    Cons: Of course, strictly speaking, it's the ANSWER to life, the universe, and everything, rather than the MEANING of life....
  • 6.
    To be in fellowship with God

    To be in fellowship with God

    Adam and Eve walked with God in the cool of the day according to the narrative found in Genesis. Likewise, God wants to be with man, his creation. Fashioning your ...

    markustheaters
    Pros: You'll have everlasting life if you believe in God and serve Him with your life on ... Cons: It truly hurts to see people that you love turn ...
  • 7.
    To leave a great legacy

    To leave a great legacy

    It is a gift that you leave behind that will be cherished forever. It may take many forms like money, house, popularity, knowledge, invention, or great memories. And perhaps it ...

    jrezendes
    Pros: It implies you're above average. Cons: You do all the upfront work for others to benefit.
  • 8.
    Try and be nice to people

    Try and be nice to people

    As explained by Monty Python, the meaning of life is:

    "Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking ...

    felicity
    Pros: simple, beautiful Cons: simplistic, not deep enough
  • 9.
    Conscious Co-Creation

    Conscious Co-Creation

    The recognition that all is One. As conscious creatures we have the responsibility of creating reality as we know it. United we will create a Paradise!

  • 10.
    There isn't one

    There isn't one

    There is no objective meaning to life. Any meaning you can find will be entirely of your own construction.

    markustheaters
    Cons: against human nature. it is in our natural disposition to have a purpose, to serve
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