Posted by alexandra_k on January 17, 2005, at 20:53:50
In reply to What is the Meaning of Life?, posted by Angela2 on January 17, 2005, at 20:26:21
Well I have heard some people say that you have to figure out what 'meaning' means before you can figure out the meaning of life. There is probably some truth to that...
Maybe it is up to us to create our own 'meaning/s'. Whatever works for us. Mine changes a bit over time. I don't think there is anything that SHOULD be the meaning. I don't think there is an objective meaning (meaning isn't in the world (except metaphorically) it is dependent on a speaker or listener).
I think we derive or create our own meaning/s.
Any thing in life that is meaningFULL to you has meaning. If it is a positive experience then maybe you could say that is part of the meaning of your life.
Some that I am fond of are:
intellectual inquirey
helping others
being a 'good person'
doing stuff I enjoy..I dunno. "Mans Search For Meaning" was great.
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