Meaning of life

what the meaning of life is. Instead, he shows Siddhartha the way to identify the close unity between himself and the flow of the river, to listen to the river and introspect for an understanding of the message which the river renders. No teaching or preaching is provided by Vasudeva, he even does not articulate what the river will unfold, but when Siddhartha discloses his feeling of unification with the unending flow of the river, Vasudeva acknowledges the affinity of the perceived wisdom…

Cue the cliché: What is the meaning of life? Is it simply to work, in hopes of gaining great wealth? Or wanting to contribute to the world and reach peace and harmony? What about merely finding the love of your life and starting a family, well, a financially stable family that is. The answer to this question resides in our own perception of life and reflection on what, we find, most important to live for. Common answers that are passed around include; family, children, wealth, and world peace.…

eyes, what is the meaning of life? Life can be whatever one makes it. For one, it can be happiness, but for others be misery. Life is always fighting for what you believe is right. Take risks. Be your own person. Life is short but not simple. Live in the moment. So many memories come from the game of life we all are playing. Although, everyone has a different view on life, it is the experiences one under goes that molds them to their beliefs and the way they live there life. Life is…

enlightenment. He departs from his luscious life as a Brahmin, the highest stage in Hinduism, and goes off into the world to achieve this desired spiritual state. Along his way he apprehends that he needs to leave his past behind in order to achieve who he wants to be in the future, he stumbles upon the acknowledgment that one does not need possessions in order to be happy as well as he learns that time is a manmade construct and nature dictates the cycles of life. One does not need to be in…

existentialist’s (as set out by Sartre and De Beauvoir) positions on the meaning and value of human life. Which is the best supported position (be sure to give reasons for your judgment), and what problems does it still face? How might it respond to these problems? In this essay I will compare and contrast Camus’s, Nagel’s, and the existentialists’, specifically Sartre and De Beauvoir, positions on the meaning and value of human life. In addition, I will support Camus’s argument, as his is…

Throughout the journey of life one of the constant struggles that any individual is bound to face, at some point, relates to the meaning of that individual's life. For the most part life consists of mundane everyday activity with no excitement, thrill or pleasure and often times these activities lack any true meaning or purpose. It is during these times that life may seem trivial and an act of vanity altogether but it is also during these times that one possesses the strongest desire to strive…

When life is stripped to the bare minimum, free of luxury and comfort, amidst suffering and pessimism truth of the human condition is stark. In Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl a psychiatrist through his experiences in concentration camps under Hitler’s regime discovers his answer to the basic question that makes us human. Philosophers have long debated the purpose of life and have produced answers ranging from orthodox religion, the meaning of life is given to everyone by God, to…

The meaning of life is happiness. Why is it? It is because happiness is something that every single human being always wants in life. For the majority of people, happiness is the journey and the final goal to archive. The desire to seek happiness is almost automatically formed into our brains since we were born until we die. In other words, happiness is for us as same as the goal of every moment of our existence. Happiness includes not only our own personal happiness, but also the happiness of…

strive to find meaning in our every action. Without the search, our lives remain meaningless. John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men tells the stories of his ranch working characters slaving away at the fields to one day find their meaning. Viktor Frankl, the psychologist claims that, “… the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given…

The Meaning of Life is one of the biggest arcane mysteries in life that humans have yet to solve. The topic itself have made people question themselves if the outlook on life they have chosen, is the correct one. To some people, their answer brought the enlightenment and hope. While to other people, their answer brought them dissatisfaction and despair. The fact of your identity or background does not matter because it is everyone's destiny to ask yourself this question at one point in your…