The Meaning of Life

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I was exactly ten years old once I started pondering concerning the that means of life. The very thought of it, made me marvel what on earth have been we all doing right here? What good resides anyway, if sometime you'll finally die? Why resides so synonymous with dying? How does one reconcile this paradox of life? I mean, how can I possibly really live a life that I will eventually have to surrender-lose? To me, the whole idea of life was just too advanced for anyone to really understand. It seemed like one massive internet in which all of us are trapped and are endlessly struggling to get out from. The painful part is that generally we end up being strangled by the very net that has been holding us down. Life appeared like an finishless journey too wide for anybody to cover throughout the allotted time. It seems in the end, that we at all times run out of time. Since there may be a lot to be completed, we're caught up in the struggle of life; persistently making an attempt to do all that we are able to throughout the given area of time.

Then what is the joy of being here, if we're not allowed enough time to do all that we want? In my very own opinion, I could see a starting and an finish; the time of our beginning; when we had been born and the time of our loss of life; once we die. What I did not quite perceive were the moments decrease in church attendence between; the moments between our delivery and our demise-the moments of life. So I made a dedication of understanding the real meaning of life my lifetime goal. Deep down within me, I okaynew there was one thing deeper. There had to be some explanation, a reason for all times; one apart from just living and dying-a reason apart from mere existence.

The challenge was this; what more is there to life other than just dwelling and dying-existence? As I grew, I discovered I wasn't the only one with this challenge. Many others like me have been equally battling with this paradox of life-existence; merely residing and dying. It was now evident, life really is complex. It's complicated within the sense that it requires quite a lot of issues from us. After getting life, ultimately you'll discover the painful truth about life. Which is; that having life means existence-being alive and to be alive requires survival-staying alive. This need for survival has been genetically encoded into our very being. It is a pure inclination to want to survive-stay alive. And staying alive (survival), as we have come to know is hard work! The problem as I discovered with many over time whereas studying and pondering over this subject, is just not whether they need to survive, however reasonably, whether or not they desire more from life than mere survival.

Let's face it; life is one heck of a thing! Pardon my tone, however critically, who cares about life anyway? Is not it rattling too demanding? In my opinion, living is far harder than dying. I mean, it takes just a few seconds to die, however it takes a complete lot more to live. The truth is, it takes a complete lifetime to make a life. Why? Because the skills needed to live takes a lifetime to learn. In contrast to the school system the place as a student you get the lessons first before you're given the test, life operates the opposite manner round. In life, you get the test first and learn the lessons afterward. That is the place the issue arises, because as long as you're alive, there's just too much you need to put up with. Little surprise, many after they can't stand the heat any longer, take the easier path-suicide. For them, that appeared to be the only means out, reasonably than confronting the challenges of life they choose to decide out. The reality of the matter is that, whether we select to imagine it or not, life isn't honest! The sooner we accept this, the better for us all. Life is just not just for pleasure (enjoyable and delight); it is also for nurture (progress and growth). And when nurture fairly than pleasure is the objective, the principles of the game have to change. Our focus must shift from existence (a lifetime of ease) to significance (a lifetime of enhance) (significance).

In at this time's fast paced world a lot has been misappropriated within the quest for survival. Everyone seems to be on the fast track; the very essence of life is gradually dwindling off the minds of many. In the rush to satisfy up with the daily demands of our personal, social and corporate lives, a lot has been exchanged for all times in its true sense. Life and its real that means is unclear to many, material possessions, personal accomplishments, the setting and achievements of objectives all are likely to becloud the reason why we are right here within the first place. This is the essence of this materials, to examine our day to day actions, our motives and ask ourselves this; are we just here to make a residing or we're here to make a life?