"I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got." Hermann Hesse said it well. The meaning of life has sparked debate for centuries, and it will never cease. Most everyone wants there to be significance to the life they have lived and despair at the thought that their life's decisions and acts are meaningless and will slip into oblivion at the end of their existence. In order to answer this age-old question about the meaning of life, let us first ask "How did I get here?" When a child is born, they do not ask "Where did I come from?" They are content to just simply be. They live and breathe and allow others to care for and love them. Then …show more content…
Life in a world created by a cosmic accident is completely aimless. One cannot have true meaning because there is no ultimate standard or expectation but to please one's self. No one has the authority to determine what is "right" or "wrong" or institute a standard. But no one wants to have a meaningless life either, so their lives are filled with personal goals -- wealth, self gratification, helping others -- and devote their whole life to achieving those things. But, manufacturing our own goals and desires can not give a life meaning. Not …show more content…
Only the Creator, who has a perfect understanding of why were were all created, can give each person a task to complete that will fit perfectly into the Master Plan. We were created to give Him pleasure and to cultivate a relationship with Him. "To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life." Robert Louis Stevenson encourages us expect more of ourselves. Life has meaning and satisfaction when we are living to serve others. The ideal is that we all continually seek ways to help others regardless of our own needs and desires. If we all are living unselfishly, no one will be in need or dissatisfied. Everyone will be ultimately fulfilled and content. It has been said that at the end of one's life, no one is wishing their house had been cleaner, worked more hours, had more money, or that they had a bigger television. The thing people most regret at their end of their life, or in reflection of another's passing, is that they withheld
The meaning of life is to find the meaning of life. Is it not? We all go through each day trying to figure out which road out the infinite amount of paths will lead us in a better direction where happiness is prominent and society is flawless. However, not every single human being is going to fit on that narrow, one-lane highway to success. Bad choices, accidents, fate, family matters, society, temptation, anger, rage, addiction, and loss of hope can all be deciding factors in opting to choose that wrong path to self-destruction. The adverse thing is, once you've traveled so far down the road, you get so discouraged that you feel like you can never turn back or make up for the "lost time."
"no learning to accept life the way it was meant to be and acting on it is going to bring change."
“Humankind has been sustained not merely by its intelligence, but by its capacity to hope.”
”Life should be an exciting adventure. It should never be a bore. A man should live fully, be alive. He should be glad to get out of the bed in the morning. He should be doing a job that he likes because he does it well.”
“We are all faced throughout our lives with agonizing decisions, moral choices. Some are on a grand scale. Most of these choices are on a lesser scale. But we define ourselves by the choices we have made. We are in fact the sum total of our choices. Events unfold so unpredictably, so unfairly. Human happiness does not seem to have been included in the design of creation. It is only we with our capacity to love that give meaning to the indifferent universe. And yet most human beings seem to have the ability to keep trying, and even to find joy from simple things, like their, work and from the hope that future generations might understand more.”
I often wonder what the purpose of life is. Does everything happen for a reason, meaning that we don’t really have any control over our life, or is life just the sum of all the choices we make? Is the purpose of life to be happy or is it to fulfill our duties? Should we settle and appreciate what we already have and feel at peace with it or should we struggle and fight to make a difference in our lives?
the capacity for an individual to live a good life, is dependent upon the degree of freedom that they will have to choose their own destiny. in the truman show, peter weir
Many people believe that there is a reason that they are on earth. People think their reason is greater than anybody else’s reason. They think that they are on earth to save the human race. They have huge ideas of how they are going to change the world. Some people’s purpose may not be that big, their purpose may just be to have a child. This purpose that people have is what keeps them going. A plan that they want to make themselves or where they live better. This “meaning of life” is often why people strive to make themselves the best they can be. Even though many people won’t achieve this great purpose they have for themselves, they put in so much effort to try. In the book Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl’s meaning for life is his wife. I believe my meaning of life is to have a family. Changing ourselves, suffering to get to a goal, multiple people taking blame, and living life to the fullest are some things humans have to go through to achieve what they want.
Titled, The meaning of Life, this chapter starts with the question that perhaps we have all asked ourselves once. Does anything we do really matter? We all die at the end of the day, and generations to come won’t even remember you or the people around you, in two hundred years. Why is it that people do what they do? Nagel argues how religious people would answer this question. Can you live a life without having to worry about the meaning behind it? What is the meaning of life to you?
“A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how".”
Explanation: quote about how life is the journey and not just the destination. You get an education to prepare yourself for your career, etc. and while you are getting your education you are living your life.
The meaning of life is a question that people have been asking for decades. Some believe that the meaning of life comes from a variety of reasons, such as religion, hope, or simply just living life. In the book, A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, this famous question is posed, and many wait for thousands of years in order to find the answer, which turned out to be “42”. For some, this may be a disappointing answer but for others it may be relieving. People have been struggling with this question for as long as time, and will continue to struggle with this question. However, some find peace with this question. It depends on how someone looks at life in order to answer this question.
The consideration of the purpose of life has been ongoing and is never-ending throughout the course of history. The question itself has caused many people to generate many different strong views and opinions based on traditional, ideological backgrounds, and religious outlooks. The deliberation about the meaning of life will never end since there is not one reassuring basic, general answer. Instead, examine the question in another way, like, “What is my purpose in life?” The purpose of life varies from one person to another because of “free will.” While some people believe that for every human, life is called to some divine duty by God, everyone has a different drive that is waiting to be discovered within themselves, and people must set
To create a meaningful life, individuals must learn to enjoy what their life has to offer and to enjoy what it is they have to the
“Life is a self fulfilling prophecy. You are as significant or insignificant as you believe you are. Those who think they're capable of nothing, don't put in the effort to be something and predictably, end up as nothing. Conversely, those who believe they are capable of greatness put in a determined effort to do great things and consequently end up changing the world.”