Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Meaning of Life.

What is the meaning of life?
Well whether or not there is a god or a supernatural creator or all powerful being, you are here. Trying to understand a purpose of life does not make you any less alive or any more. In fact, if one was to truly 'find' the purpose of life, it would probably be an individual perception of it.

I mean isn't it fair to say that it would not take two of us existing if we both existed inherently for the same reason. I believe that there can not be one general answer to the meaning of life because if you were to give a singular answer you would imply that the meaning holds true for each human. If I had the same reason for living as all anyone else then my very existence is useless and the purpose could be fulfilled by a single human, so why are there 6 billion if the meaning of life is the same for each of us.

If you think of it this way, you may realize now that you are asking the meaning of something that truly has no particular meaning. This is what makes life unique, it's what makes life pleasurable and surreal. It is because each of us has no defined meaning in life that we are able to enjoy it at all. If we were told the individual meaning of life the moment we could comprehend it, we would then consider it a chore, a job, or something undesirable. As humans we seek knowledge but only to find that it never is enough. Once we know a leaf is green we want to know why, and once we know why it's green we want to know what causes the occurrence that creates the green. If we were to know the meaning of life, it would no longer have meaning.

It is why it is very important to appreciate the little things, and to be observant. Life is about finding who you are and understanding yourself as an individual and your place in the world. Life is about being who you are and being proud of who you are. In life we must value the smiles and the good times, as well as appreciate the hardships that shape who we are. If we stop to ask what the meaning is, it is simply because we are forgetting to just live our lives. Life is one of few things that don't have a meaning, and because it has no meaning, it exists in all its complexities.

In fact, a more whimsical perspective may even suggest that that is why our lives flash before our eyes when we die. Because everything pieces together and we recognize the reality that life has no meaning except the one you give it, and the meaning of our lives can only be known at the end. The meaning of life is individual to one's self and because of this we must know that it is important to just live our lives; be happy, be strong, be proud. Until our last breathe, we must make the best of everything we have. How can you find the meaning of life if you forget how to live anyways? 

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Summer

Okay so I had a busy summer, and was very preoccupied school starts in two weeks and I'll be back on my toes and probably post on the blog more. Sorry for the wait I just was very sidetracked.