What is the meaning of life??

United States
October 19, 2010 9:27am CST
I know this question will get a great discussion going. Please as always no links within your post or comment. To me what is the meaning of life, I think life has many meanings. One thing I feel as I have gotten older is you should enjoy every day as it was your last. This is a hard thing to do but I think if more of us lived this way we could get more done through the day. As time goes on we do not want to have regrets so why not go buy that shirt you always wanted? Why not take a hot air balloon ride. Let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing what others have to say.
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@barnkinney (1343)
• Philippines
19 Oct 10
it would really depend on you on what you would want the meaning of life to be. you have one life and you are responsible in making a meaning out of it. it would depend on how you would want to spend it and how it would actually be spent. life could mean sharing it with others, in more ways than one.
• United States
19 Oct 10
I agree but what is YOUR meaning of life? That is the real question. I know for the sake of the site I want to get people to really think about the question. If you do not want to answer I tottally understand. It can be a tricky topic and that is why I choose to ask it. Happy mylotting to you.
• Philippines
21 Oct 10
life.,. is the gift of god to,,us,.,., right.???and i think life is very short so we need to value it,,.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
20 Oct 10
To me the meaning of life is actually living. To get the most of every moment. To breath, to enjoy, to get the thrill out of everything and really enjoy all that life brings. It is one of those great things that no matter what, if you have a hundred different people, you will get a hundred different people who have various meanings of life. However, in general, for the most part, this is what life means in the end. So in the end, enjoy life. Because you never know when it is going to end. Putting off something for a little bit, well sometimes that has to be done, but you never know when you might not have a little bit. In life, the future is something that should be prepared for but at the same time, the fact is that you might not have a future. I might stop breathing by the time this post is composed. But as long as there is breath in my body, I'm going to enjoy life as much as I can, to the best of my abilities. That is what life is to me.
@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
20 Oct 10
It's about going inside, to love our selves and others and become a better person. First it's the love for our own, people think they love their selves but most of the time they doesn't. With the 2012 portal our world will change and most of the people don't have a clue that life is not about achieving the most we can for our own moneywise, it's spiritual learning
• Philippines
20 Oct 10
.for me life has many meanings too.,but the best is ,I think life is individuals made.But i agree to your discussion ,i observed life,and understand that were growing older and then die,..so i we need to do good things or whatever we want to do just go with the flow..
• China
20 Oct 10
My point is that the meaning of life is to struggle for a better life.
@vijay12 (1642)
• India
19 Oct 10
This is a question,many philosophers have spent their entire lives upon to find an answer to.Life is a very great gift.This is why survival is the first priority of many a species.This being the case,the meaning of Life to me,is:- "Survival" .
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
19 Oct 10
Hi momtrying2makeit, I once read that the meaning of life is to have fun. If that is true it would go along with your idea of buying something that you like for yourself or taking that hot air balloon ride. Life probably has different meaning for everyone but I thing that we are here to experience life in the physical and I believe we are meant to be happy. Blessings.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
19 Oct 10
For me, i think it is to be honest to yourself... being who you are.
@TeamCholent (2832)
• United States
19 Oct 10
Not everyone can do everything in life, its just the way we are. We need to live our lives to the fullest and try and accomplish as much as possible each day. Don't compare our achievements to other but in relation to what we can do, I feel there would be a lot less regret this way. Life for me is making the most out of what is thrown your way.
• Philippines
20 Oct 10
.....LIFE for me is our time to enjoy the things and discover what beautiful life would be...life has full of mysteries that we cannot expect with..activities that we want to do..and happenings that we want to enjoy with........ Life is important in us because without that we cannot experience the things that we actually have right now...having some fun,doing things that we want to...
• Philippines
20 Oct 10
you got that right. meaning of life for me it's not important for me to know. one thing i believe "live and die". you are born in this world to do one thing live your life.enjoy while you can. but not to much mind others too. because they are living their life as-well. peace.
@armie23 (144)
• Philippines
20 Oct 10
LIFE is a gift from GOD. It is a blessing and a miracle coming from GOD. HE gave it to make people grow in order to enjoy and learn from it. Life is what we make it. It is a choice on what we wanted in our lives.
• Philippines
20 Oct 10
I think the meaning of life is to serve god because as what I've know god created us to serve him and to make him happy in things we've done in our life's. But also to have our own happiness in terms of loving someone like our girlfriend and boyfriend also our wife's and husband's.
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
19 Oct 10
I think the meaning of life is different for each of us...as it should be IMO...FOR ME, its all about learning, growing as a being and then passing the knowledge on to the younger gen..For me its about being true to yourself without it being at the cost of another or any other aspect of yourself. Its about being learning to be and eventually becoming openminded, compassionate and understand with little to no conditions and having an open heart for all living things and its about grasping the FULL idea of what it means to live, be alive etc..