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Meaning Of Life Essay Research Paper Is

Meaning Of Life Essay, Research Paper


Is there a meaning to life? First, to clear up any misunderstandings in the next


few paragraphs you are about to read, I shall explain a few things. I am not


talking about the individual people in our lives, that mean so much to us, or


individual lives. That is a whole other matter. What I mean by the "meaning


of life", is the greater picture. There are people all over the world,


doing their own thing, living their own lives, in their own areas. Is there a


point to this? The people themselves, benefit from learning and having


experiences while they’re alive, but then they die, and all they have


accomplished, ends. Then the process begins all over again with the next


generation. So one purpose for life is established. We are here to reproduce. It


has been genetically coded into us, and with little prompting, we continue to


produce tiny versions of ourselves. But, is there a POINT to this? Well, I


solemnly believe not. Some people say the point of life, is to have fun and make


others happy. Righto then. Sure, that’s a good thing to do, I don’t disagree


with that. But in terms of the big picture, what does it exactly accomplish? A


person lives their life, has fun, and perhaps has the knack of making lots of


other people happy in the process, then that person dies. And so eventually, do


all the other people they brought happiness to. And through different


generations come people who have the same philosophy….same thing, just


happening later in time, with different people. Nothing has been


accomplished…So, this obviously cannot be the point of life, unless it’s


inventor has the same intellect as that of pond scum. I would like to think


otherwise, so I am interested in finding another answer. Other people believe


that God is the point of life. God gives us a booklet of rules and regulations,


for us to be eligible to receive his personal ‘attention’. We respect his wishes


and act accordingly, as to how we believe he would like us to act. Then, it is


thought, he looks after us and takes care of us. I find this theory hard to


grasp…God, usually, is seen as this great celestial being, that is far more


advanced and powerful than any person here on Earth. He has these ‘talents’ and


powers by simply…not being one of us. So, there’s God….Way up there, looking


down upon us. Earth must seem like a little ant farm to him. If he’s up there,


looking down and watching over us, how is it so many horrible things happen in


the world? Some of you may say it’s because the people that these things


happened to, weren’t behaving how they should have been, how God would have


liked them to. Or that God allows us to make choices, good or bad. Ok, then that


would mean to me that God is an unforgiving and unsympathetic, celestial meanie.


Why should he watch us create misery, see wars break out, while he remains


aloof, superior and more powerful than us? I say that’s unfair. Perhaps one


reason for him would be, because it’s more ‘fun’ to us be so ‘handicapped’ in


the celestial scheme of things. It provides more entertainment, more adventure,


and it’s harder. And because it’s harder, he knows there will be more rewards


for us when we succeed in being "good". Something is obviously amiss


with this plan, since we continue to do the same things over and over again


through the generations, and centuries. We just do not learn this particular


philosophy of his. Perhaps he could have let us work the controls? Do you think


God has been GOOD at it? Heck no. Look at the world’s history…It hasn’t


exactly been a bed full of roses. Sure, God tried. But while the footy game was


on tv, he forgot to cut some of the thorns off the roses when he was preparing


Earth’s future. You reckon we could do any worse? I don’t think so. Seems to me


we’d all have just as much luck, even more so, at running a world, than God


would. Even if God really was this powerful, wise, kind and forgiving fellow,


why is he running a world? He obviously hasn’t succeeded in achieving much.


Humanity hasn’t made any real accomplishments (I’m not talking technology…I’m


talking about discovering anything that would lead us to understanding why we


are here at all). What’s in it for him, to be our celestial babysitter? Is it to


see the reward of us succeeding, and being ‘at one’ with ourselves? If that was


it, then when will somebody please explain to him that that’s impossible, unless


he renders us all as vegetables. Humans have been given a mind that allows us to


think, to ponder, to contemplate. If we are in a thinking state, don’t you think


SOMETHING will come across our minds, in the period of existing and experiencing


that will trigger off a thought of not being, so ‘pleased-as-punch’ with


ourselves? Highly likely, I would say. Maybe God wants us to ‘learn’ from our


mistakes, and that is the challenge/point of life? If that’s the case, God is


not as wise as we all thought. The lucky people that do learn their important


lessons through life, all inevitably die, and so too, does their knowledge and


experiences. Ah, but what about history text, you say. I don’t know about you,


but I’ve noticed that we, as a people, tend to only ‘really’ understand the


importance of lessons until we’ve learnt them ourselves. First generation


learns, profits from that information, then dies. Second generation, does the


same thing. Nothing gained in the big picture there. You might say the answer to


this ‘going around the mulberry bush’, might be for the young people to simply


take heed of what their elde

rs say, no questions asked. That would take away the


time period of the second generation re-living what the first did, but then


you’d have a bunch of experience-less people, with no curiosity or incentive of


their own. That’s no good. It would be even more worse that what’s going on now.


At least now, we experience and learn for ourselves, instead of simply doing


what we’ve been told is the ‘right thing to do’. Even if we did learn from our


mistakes through the generations, there’s only so many mistakes to be made on a


personal level. Then what? Will God wipe our slates clean anyway, as if we had


died and lost all our knowledge? Or do we get a whole new set of things we must


learn? If those were out options, I would strongly propose that we barge into


God’s office and tie him up. Let us work the controls for a while, eh? Another


popular belief to the reason of life, is to ‘find yourself’. This one, I find


particularly amusing. If the point in life, is to ‘find’ ones self, what has one


been doing until this point in time? ‘Not knowing’ ones self? Pretty


impossible…It’s the first thing anyone learns. After that has been


accomplished, we then find it a bit easier to interract with others, and


understand them. For someone to tell me that they’ve only just ‘discovered’


themself, I tend to wonder what exactly they’ve been doing for all the years


they’ve been around.. I understand that people, all of a sudden, can recognize a


new side to themselves. It was always there though, they just weren’t giving it


much thought and/or priority to understanding it. Besides, even if people really


did all of a sudden, ‘discover’ themselves, how is THAT the point of life?


Perhaps it may be a significant development in their life, but that’s not the


point to LIFE, as in the big picture. You know…. existence, filled with so


many other people. If everyone understood the point to life as being born,


living, discovering their self, then dying, isn’t that a rather arrogant and


self-centered pointless world? I think it would be. I do not wish my opinions to


shout out at people, ‘THERE IS NO POINT….DIG YOURSELF A HOLE AS SOON AS


POSSIBLE’. Killing yourself, you see, is equally as pointless as life (if anyone


thinks of any new theories, please let me know). Don’t be depressed, I have not


been talking about ‘life as we live it’. That, is completely different, more


relevant and more meaningful. It is important to live (we have no other option),


to hopefully enjoy the ride, and also interract positively with others that are


doing the same thing. Other people, bring new perspectives and ideas into your


mind. New influences, ideas and experiences that cause us to learn and become


more rounded and hopefully less arrogant and ignorant. We never know what will


happen next. Everything is brand new to us, until after we have experienced it.


We can’t predict exactly what will happen, when, where and why. That’s what


makes it rather fun, living day to day like that. Even though I believe life to


be ultimately pointless, we are existing whether we like it or not. Because we


really have no say in the matter, or choice about what ‘being’ (celestial,


human, critter, algae etc) we get to be, to ‘play the game’, we really should


find some way to reach happiness. However you may define happiness. Perhaps it’s


being alone and secluded from the world? That would actually be even more


pointless, but….I have no say in the matter, and if that’s what makes you


happy, that’s the best thing you can do. For most of us though, we enjoy


interracting with others, and receiving input other than our own. So there is a


point to day to day life, and that will have to be enough, until a true reason


for life has been established and you get to play a part in it. Happiness, is


all we have at the moment to strive towards. So, cling on to it! Once you reach


a state of happiness, enjoy it, and share it with everyone you know. Who knows,


they may be long over due! Love is the secret of happiness and is the most


important element in our existence. Giving our love to others, always comes back


to us. Perhaps not in the way we expect, but it comes back in a way that will


make our lives richer and more meaningful. Love has a power to connect us with


other people and allows us to be the best we can be. And then there’s love for


the animals, a beautiful sunset, and, of course, love for the world we live in


(who knows, maybe if we all felt love for the world we live in at the same time,


something exciting ‘might’ happen. Aw well…) Is it better to be ignorant, or


intelligent, when the realization hits that life is virtually meaningless?


Perhaps it would be better to be a dog, oblivious to the concept of a meaning to


life (I’m not talking about them giving love to their owners…but the bigger


picture). Would you prefer to know there was no big plan, and have your bubble


burst, or would it be better for you not to know at all? I say, it’s better to


know. Then, you can get on with doing other things. You might say it makes no


difference, but with intellect, you have the capacity to do different, and more


challenging things with the understanding that you stand alone in this world,


unique and irreplacable. I hope I have not upset anyone terribly with my


thoughts on the matter. I am comfortable with my conclusions, am happy with my


life, and do not need counselling. *indignant* There is a point to day to day


life, but with the ‘big-picture’ major faults and queries just jump out at me.


Perhaps a little disappointed at the lack of celestial preparation, but….

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