What Makes Life Meaningful

Australia
April 27, 2011 9:10am CST
Most People would love to live a happy and meaningful life. The truth is that so many have spent their whole lives working to be happy only to find in the end their life feels empty. They strive for self-actualization but get lost in the morass of pretty desires and sick vanities. Indeed, the best way to live life and die without regret is to find a way to make it truly meaningful. But what gives meaning to life?
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@cudamani (996)
• India
14 Aug 11
Instead of making others happy, try to make the people in your house, namely, your husband, wife, children, in-laws, brother or sister happy. This is the real meaning of life. Most of us spend our life making others around us happy excluding our own people!
• Australia
15 Aug 11
That's true, true happiness and a fullness of joy can be found only in the tender and intimate relationship of the family. However, earnestly, we may seek success and happiness outside the home through work, leisure activities or large bank accounts, we will never be fully satisfied emotionally until we develop deep and loving relationship, This is the true meaning of life in other way around.
• Philippines
14 Aug 11
Life is about living the day. Providing for your family, spending time with your family and helping each other out in times of need. Life is about the ups and downs that we experience for that day, we might not like it but if we live it right for the day, there won't be any regrets because you know that you've done all for the day. Life is short, treat everyday like it is your last and live without regrets to die without regrets.
• Australia
15 Aug 11
You are right! start your day always with a smile and lots of joy in your heart. Be positive that everything will be alright and full of happiness. God bless us all mylotters.....
@aprilsong (1884)
• China
28 Apr 11
Hi,it is a pity when we are dying, we feel our life is meaningless and has some regrets. We all want to live a full and meaningful life. But few of us can do it, that is because few of us know what is really meaningful life. Because most time, we are struggling for better life, when we say better life, most time we mean have more money. so we try our means to get into a better college, so we can have a higher paid job. then we will consider how to get promotion. Little by little, we forget what is really important in our life. we are lost. I think when people enter into their 50s, they will have more clear ideas about what is really important in their life. because they have passed half time of their life. of course, maybe it is a little late, because maybe they have missed somethings really important. like one's health, family, parents. In my opinion, meaningful life first should be full of love. you got somebody to love and have someone loves you. meaningful life is you can contribute to the society, not just a eating drinking tool. you can foster nice citizens for the society: your kids. to let them be upright,useful person.
@Joe_Black (253)
14 Aug 11
Feeling that you have a meaning gives you meaning in life: working hard in a company to get promoted, playing and learning chess to get better, going to the gym to become a stronger sportsperson and achieve more, etc. These are all ways I think I would try and find meaning. =)
• Australia
15 Aug 11
Yeah, getting better everyday, upon wake up in the morning we thanks to our dear Lord for another bright and sunny day ahead. we must thanks God every seconds to all the blessings that he gave it to all of us and life is so precious....were here today, so make the most of it because nobody knows about tomorrow. God bless!
@didi13 (2926)
• Romania
28 Apr 11
Life is like a river of dreams, that allowed us to cherish it always, in constant motion. Dreams that are so determined to fulfill them and that we are able to enjoy every moment. In life we always have different options with repercussions on us and our future. As there is more change, the more abundant life is moment by moment, to change. To feel that there is life in us, we must be willing to make something like a realistic desire that gives you the power to reach in that direction. Also, we must have courage to fight our own fears, we also have to offer everything from soul and with great sincerity, before waiting to receive, even if, by some fate is the worst and gentler with others, not forget, but we all have a common way, called life.
• Australia
15 Aug 11
A great life is not about routine but doing something rare. To cherish and not to compare. To forgive, not to blame and to be loving w/o counting. Laugh at your mistakes but learn from them. Joke over your troubles but gather strength from them. Have fun w/ your difficulties but overcome them. Life is no assurance to wake up alive the next morning but still we have plans for tomorrow. God bless us all!
@macayadann (1235)
• Philippines
28 Apr 11
Life becomes meaningful only if there is the true happiness being felt and not just to compensate and hide the bitterness you have entered into. Sometimes we have pretensions that we do carry for the rest of our lives and sadness has been our company that forces us to keep on searching for the satisfaction of our contentment. Free yourself with heavy load of frustrations and accept what is given to you wholeheartedly to live life to the fullest and to give its fruitful meaning.
• Australia
28 Apr 11
Indeed, life will never feel empty because God's guiding presence and abiding help will always be with you. As such, you can take the time to smile, bring back joy in your life and breathe easy, knowing that God will take care of you in this life and even more so in the life to come.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
27 Apr 11
Evertything that we do or say is something that can make life seem moe meaningful to us. We all have different behaviors and wants and needs. what makes them important to us is how we go about achieving what makes us happy.
• Australia
28 Apr 11
You are right, to find more meaning in life, one has to have a positive attitude, sound physical health, financial stability, and a passion for knowledge. Trying to achieve them all proves elusive to many that they find life so hectic, so many details to be managed, so many demands to be met. As if they purposely overloaded themselves with more things than they could possible accomplish. Thanks friend for your response.
@xyruz43 (32)
28 Apr 11
Life does not come with ready-made meaning nor a prepackaged purpose so one has to find out what we are, what existence is all about, and why everything is the way it is. They even insinuate that some people don't even know why they get up in the morning. So, connecting with a higher purpose will give, if not add, meaning to one's life.