Have you ever asked yourself what's the meaning of life?

@XoyyoX (1055)
China
November 3, 2008 12:58am CST
Do you have a belief or an -ism thing? What drives us to live on and on? Someone told me that we need to follow some life philosophies. What's your life principles? What were we born for? In reality, people always wanna be up and up, wanna a higher and higher salary...if we have no big dream, others will look down upon us... Some people choose to live a momney as mom way of life...
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18 responses
• Australia
3 Nov 08
I believe it's 42. Or was that the question? I'll have to get back to the white mice, I've forgotten everything they taught me. Oh no, I remember now, it's FISH. Lash
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• United States
4 Nov 08
Hi, I'm sorry what is the momney as mom way of life? Was this a typo or what is the meaning? Sorry. I'm 50 yrs old and all I know is I feel pretty unhappy & depressed most the time. At night it get worse. I went out and did an activity yesterday thinking it would make me feel happier but I came hope feeling just as unhappy as ever. I relocated from So IL to Kentucky thinking I'd be happier. I'm glad I moved but it's as though I'm depressed/unhappy in a different way now. It's kind of like when the pain of a migraine headache takes new form. I don't think I ever found a purpose for my life. I've tried. Sometimes I think my life is just one big disappointment.
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
4 Nov 08
well, sorry for my wrong typing, it should be "money as mom" way of life, which means mammonism, why do you always feel unhappy and depressed?
4 Nov 08
am sorry to hear that from you. you should not think of your life as a big disappointment. you see, there are lots of people who are unfortunate and in missery. you are very lucky to have a comfortable life to live with,(not to mention your migrain-it can be cure, am sure of it). all you have to do is to focus your life on things that will make you happy..no matter how distasteful life can be, there are ways to make you happy. Start from simple things. Maybe gardening... God Bless you..ciao!
@landi927 (657)
• China
3 Nov 08
I'm standing in a crossway of my life now. I'm going to graduate next year. Continue education? Or find a job? I ask what the meanings of my life and what the most thing i want to do in my life. Maybe i am too young and i can't find an answer for this. So.. I'm still wondering what to do. It's a terrible thing to think about life, especially while people around you have already made up their mine to do something.
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
3 Nov 08
We always stand in a crossway. i got a job now, and i question is whether to work hard to get promoted or continue my education to study at home or even better abroad to get a higher degree, like a doctorate degree. but once i obtain the PH.D, what more do i have to expect?
@bestie (3272)
• Philippines
4 Nov 08
Almost everyday I'm asking myself of what life is...
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
4 Nov 08
Hey, Bestie, nice to see you here again. I only ask me that question when i am down or feel longly and idle, when i have nothing to do, when I feel depressed, but as long as i have anything to do within hand, i never ask that question. i heard that if we ask that question, we may have a phychological problem, if you alway ask the meaning og your life, then you may...lol, or you must be a future philosopher.
@mjmlagat (3170)
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
I have asked myself what's the meaning of life several time already in the past. But honestly, the more I seek for answers the more I got confused. I'm living my life now for the love and fear I have in God, no matter what this might bring me.
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
3 Nov 08
through years of growth, i begin to realize that the meaning of life is to do sth, or to work for others as long as we don't sit idly. when i have sth to do within my hand or my mind, i can feel the significance of life. to live is to work, i bet.
@rocker21 (2716)
• India
3 Nov 08
yeah ive been asking myself that what and why is life on earth ! and why am i alive,. sometimes i feel am alive and i feel life inside me, its really a weird feeling to know that you are ALIVE and got a life inside you when you look at youself in the mirror
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
3 Nov 08
Well, I am sure we all have asked ourself what is the meaning of life, and what is the meaning of our life, and what are we supposed to be doing out there as well. I think that this is one question that will always be asked thru the ages as well. Personally I feel the best way for me to look at it is that if I desire to have a relationship with God, and keep him first in my life, than if I continue to Pray and trust him in guiding me in everything I go thru then everything will always work out for the best. It may not always be easy, but it will be easier than if I choose to do everything my own way as well. Just my thoughts.
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
3 Nov 08
No I have no thoughts about why I was born other than my parents wanting children, I am just determined to make my life as good as I can. I would like enough money to be comfortable but I am not after wealth or status just happiness.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
3 Nov 08
If you believe there is a purpose for all life, then you can believe that you are here for a reason. Maybe we are just playthings for the Gods? Maybe we are on a developement trip to become a higher life form. I don' really think that we are here to just be successful in business or inthe wowrld of man.
• United Kingdom
3 Nov 08
I've asked myself this all the time! Why am I here? Is there a purpose to my life? I used to belong to an established religion, roman catholicism to be exact! I didn't find any answers there though, it was mainly what others were telling me and this just wasn't good enough. So, I wanted out and I left established religion for good. Now, I do believe in something but I think that it's more like a Universal power or energy that I believe in! We are definitely here physically so we had to be created by something! I do believe in a life after this one but I think that it's more like a spirit world or something similar. I tend to follow my heart now as that is often right, I find that I generally make the right decisions in relation to my own life. I do pray and I always give thanks for everything that I have in my life. I think that it's important to be grateful and not to take anything for granted. I live on a day to day basis and yes, I do make plans for my future and I try to work towards them as best I can. Andrew
4 Nov 08
honestly, i cannot answer that question. but i believe that am born with a purpose.. in our lives, there are certain things that we do not want to do.as much as possible, in my case, i will try to avoid it..but no matter how am going to avoid that thing, it still coming back to me.See,i really hate teaching.. but where am i now? am teaching students...Maybe that is what my purpose. to teach, to share..maybe that is what the meaning and purpose of my life.
@sunnbk (26)
• China
4 Nov 08
It's a ponderosity thing,different people have different meaning of life.When i was young,learning in school,many people tell me i should study hard and earn a good place in the learning competition.To make me and some people relational be happy with my leaning,i study hard and hard,and that is meaning of my life at that part.Now,i have graduated from a university,and get a job.Almost every people tell me that i should work hard to get promoted and get a high salary.No matter what to say and think,the one way it's working hard just as they say.May be one or tow years later,i will built a family,and that time i may work more hard for my wife and babies and relational people.SO,if you ask what's the meaning of my life?I think the answer is 'working hard'.
• Indonesia
4 Nov 08
yes i have xoyyox, i'm a moslem n thats is my one belief. i believe each person has it own purpose and duty in life since they're born. and this life is like a stage, we r the actors n actrees, the director is the God (Allah for me). so i follow wat the director's scripts, n try to do my best to face many kind of problems in life based on Al-Qur'an and Sunnah Rasul.. we need money to live our life, therefore we r working. but the main thing is, wat we do with this money ? if its for goodness, earning money n money as much as we can is always good, and we wont be suffer if we sometime having a financial problems coz thats how life is. but if its for a bad purpose, than we will feel the suffer when we less of it coz its very demanding needs.
@wujinbo (341)
• China
3 Nov 08
i write a comment that what is life ,too.you know the life is just as to earn money ,you will find life is to let you happy and comfortable,even more important is you help others or you have the contribution to the society.i think it is the true meaning of life.money is just a replacement ,through it you reach your dream.so you know that the life is to pay but is not give..........
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
3 Nov 08
in my opinion the meaning of life is to love each other and help each other. life is very hard and if you are selfish and uncaring life has no meaning. but to love, especially an innocent child, is to know why we are here. i try to make a difference by being here and although my life is and has been very hard my son is the one reason i get up each and every day. i love him dearly and he has shown me what it is to be truly and deeply loved. the love he gives me is beyond anything else i have ever known. love is the answer.
• India
3 Nov 08
Hi I think all of us ask ourselves about the meaning of life. I also asked myself why I'm here. But truely, I never realized that. As time passes on, with growing experience, may be I'm now more interested to know the meaning of life. I don't know why I'm here. If i would know, I think I wouldn't be here. I have heard that the purpose of life is to know one's true self. That is to look deep and deeper into our hearts and feel the presence of eternal soul. I can't realize that so I'm still wandering about the meaning of life. Now, I have left to search the meaning and completely surrendered to GOD. Whatever I do, I believe, I'm doing this because HE wants me to do this. I have failed to realize the meaning of life because, i believe, HE doesn't want me to know about it yet. That's now my philosophy - Depend upon the God like a new born baby depends on his mom for everything.
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
I have the same question when I was younger and single but that stage of my life is over because now I already know my purpose and I'm happy where I am today. I know that my purpose in life is being a mom of two kids who depends on me. They are my inspiration and everything I have done now even the hardship and trials I have surpassed because of them. Having them gives me focus on what I really want with life and to know what is really important.
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
What drives me to move on is that my purpose in this life. I believe that I am bound to do things that God has planned for me. Life itself is just so exciting. Everything is a surprise. In order to give meaning life, I believe that we should respect ourselves, and everyone, as well as everything that God has created. As long as you have joy in your heart and contented with what you are and what you have, you can give meaning to your life.