What is the meaning of life?

United States
December 23, 2006 2:02am CST
Does life have any purpose or are we just smart animals who are just pursuing survival?
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• India
23 Dec 06
I think life is gifted for us to achieve something.. Everyone has a meaning for being born.. i guess we are here to help others in need and also achieve something for oneself.. tats the fact.. we might not know the reason for our birth, but we have to believe that someone or the other is benefited cuz of us and we do need others to help us in need at times..
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• United States
23 Dec 06
I understand what you are saying, but I still don't understand why you believe it. What forces you to conclude this way?
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• India
23 Dec 06
Okay!!! tatz not ma conclusion.. Anywayz, i will try to xplain u what i thik!!.. Am sure tat if we have no reason for our birth, we wouldn't posses all humanitarian and emotional qualities like love,kindness,affection,jealousy,possessiveness,helping tendency,tackling mind, 6th sense, etc.. Now, from all that i have mentioned.., only human being have the sense of reasoning, and tats y u ask me the reason for birth.. similarly, humans only have 6th sense without which they would merely be animals.. ?Y do u think tat we have been provided with this so called 6th sense? itz cuz, only we can differentiate between good and evil.. right? so only we can decide how to make life happy.. and thatz the reason why we dont want to think,"Ahh.. we have born, so we have to survive".. but, either way, we take life and its struggles sportive and we still face it.. tats y am sayin," we are born to live and not jus live as v are born!!" hope u got me correct.. expecting yr reply..
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• United States
24 Dec 06
Correct me if I'm wrong, you are saying that the meaning of life is to reason and because we can reason are purepose is to help others (because its the most reasonable). Is this what you are saying?
@amitheone (274)
• Philippines
23 Dec 06
For human beings, life has a purpose. Why are we here? To be able to answer that, is to know who your creator is. If you're a christian, life has a purpose and that purpose is to love God and have a close relationship with him.
• United States
24 Dec 06
I am a Christian and I think your account is good but not complete. I think God established humanity on earth to love other people, that is why we were made. It is because it is conforming to the purpose established by God (loving people) that we are effectually loving God by doing what is pleasing to Him ,seeing His creation act in conformation with His desired intent of their being.
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• Philippines
25 Dec 06
Its all about love actually. Love is the fufillment of the law. With love, we love God with all our heart, might, soul, and we love our neighbor as ourselves. Love overcomes everything. With love, you would not steal, lie, cheat, covet, murder and etc. against people. And with love, you will love God above all things. We are still in the flesh and we make a lot of mistakes in this lifetime. We have to accept that we are not perfect and we need God everytime to strengthen us and to encourage us. With all the mistakes we've made, we can ask for God's forgiveness and He is faithful to forgive us as long as we forgive others all the bad things they have done to us. It is difficult sometimes, but we have to overcome it.
@motubhai (235)
• India
23 Dec 06
We are here to compelete our old promises which we make in last birth, if we fulfil all than no birth, if no than agian birth to fulfil last balances & this births promises.
• United States
23 Dec 06
I'm not sure I follow what you are saying, are you discussing some form of reincarnation?
@kavita23 (2995)
• India
23 Dec 06
to help other persion.
• United States
23 Dec 06
can you defend this?