People have been debating the meaning of life since we could effectively communicate, however this is the best i can think of right now.
First of all, people want to be happy, and want to make other people happy. If that is the case why don't we just do drugs all day? That can simply be answered because a short term high is different that happiness.
First of all, I think we are all curious. Ever since early humans, we want to know what's out there. What happens when you go over the horizon in the ocean? What's over that mountain? What are stars, is there other life? Every time we find answers to those, we gather more complex questions. In simple terms, we want to be curious.
By fulfilling our curiosity, we will become happy. We also want other people to be happy, and to become successful so we can provide necessities, so we can keep living. All life wants to keep living, even plants with no brains, or single cell organisms.
If you have a religion, then by fufilling these goals you will be serving god, and making yourself and others happy.
In short, we want to become happy, by making other's have happiness and satisfying our curiosity.
Edit: A lot of people are mentioning becoming successful, but you never define successful. Successful is what you make of it. When most people think of success, they think of becoming successful in business, maybe a sprawling city. That's great, but what is it getting you. If you think about it, if you are in a good business with good morals, you are helping others, which brings happiness, and hopefully those other can satisfy curiosity, and provide a good life of seeing what's out there.
On the surface, life has no meaning whatsoever. It would seem as if there is no true objective or reason to live. There is more to life, though.
Think of all the places in the universe where you would be instantly vaporized or frozen solid. Just think of how few places in the entire universe there are where you won't die instantly. All of the universe wants us all dead.
We are a giant middle finger to the universe by the fact that we continue to live. You're currently in a minuscule pocket where you can live, and the universe is mad. It wants you dead. Eventually, you will die, just as the universe wants you to. For now, though, you're alive. Keep being that middle finger.
Well, that's my two cents...
*Edited because I was censored for saying a word that may upset a 10 year old.*
Life is a chance to change something, make something better. We weren't gifted such a big brain for nothing, were we? I believe that life is a chance to make the world a little better, somehow -- Someway. Although we all have our horrible days, I think that's just a way of putting us back on track.
Life is about taking responsibility by ensuring the beauty this planet we call 'Earth' so that it will still last for others in the near future.
As well as inspiring others,learning valuable lessons,and making use of our brains to create incredible contraptions.We plan our paths the right way,and the young souls would probably follow our example. Life...is all about showing others that we can make the world a better place and going as far as we can to achieve something that others never have.
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First of all, people want to be happy, and want to make other people happy. If that is the case why don't we just do drugs all day? That can simply be answered because a short term high is different that happiness.
First of all, I think we are all curious. Ever since early humans, we want to know what's out there. What happens when you go over the horizon in the ocean? What's over that mountain? What are stars, is there other life? Every time we find answers to those, we gather more complex questions. In simple terms, we want to be curious.
By fulfilling our curiosity, we will become happy. We also want other people to be happy, and to become successful so we can provide necessities, so we can keep living. All life wants to keep living, even plants with no brains, or single cell organisms.
If you have a religion, then by fufilling these goals you will be serving god, and making yourself and others happy.
In short, we want to become happy, by making other's have happiness and satisfying our curiosity.
Edit: A lot of people are mentioning becoming successful, but you never define successful. Successful is what you make of it. When most people think of success, they think of becoming successful in business, maybe a sprawling city. That's great, but what is it getting you. If you think about it, if you are in a good business with good morals, you are helping others, which brings happiness, and hopefully those other can satisfy curiosity, and provide a good life of seeing what's out there.
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And Serve to humanity is my aim of life.
Think of all the places in the universe where you would be instantly vaporized or frozen solid. Just think of how few places in the entire universe there are where you won't die instantly. All of the universe wants us all dead.
We are a giant middle finger to the universe by the fact that we continue to live. You're currently in a minuscule pocket where you can live, and the universe is mad. It wants you dead. Eventually, you will die, just as the universe wants you to. For now, though, you're alive. Keep being that middle finger.
Well, that's my two cents...
*Edited because I was censored for saying a word that may upset a 10 year old.*
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meaning of life.
Though process (your personality and yourself) - Whatever you want it to be.
And in other news, YOLO, of course.
As well as inspiring others,learning valuable lessons,and making use of our brains to create incredible contraptions.We plan our paths the right way,and the young souls would probably follow our example. Life...is all about showing others that we can make the world a better place and going as far as we can to achieve something that others never have.
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"The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will someday venture to the stars." -Carl Sagan
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"The meaning of life is to give life a meaning."
Or, that we are born, get an education, get a job, get married, reproduce, get old and die.
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