Posted by Angela2 on January 17, 2005, at 20:26:21
What is the meaning of life? I have a couple of different theories. One is that the meaning of life is to know who you are and be comfortable with it. I've felt this for a while, but then I got bored. What happens when you are yourself and you get bored? What I did was watch a lot of TV, go on the internet a lot, I pretty much did things that turned my brain to grey mush. I wasn't exercising the thought process or doing anything creative and I felt like something was missing from my life. So now I wonder if the meaning of life is to exercise parts of your brain that seem to be subconsciously calling out to you: "use me." Another theory this person told me was "The meaning of life is to find something you love and do it as much as possible and use it to help the world in some way." I think this is a good theory, it makes sense, but what if you don't know what you love? Or what if you're lazy? For instance, what if you love psychology (like I do) but you don't feel like counseling someone (or maybe you can't for some reason) or don't feel like doing the experimental part of it like recording the behavior of people? What is the meaing of life for you guys? Does anyone out there have absolutely no clue? Does anyone out there feel like they've found something but there are barriers in their way (like mental illness, low self esteem, or lack of motivation)?
-Angela2
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