is life all about?", and "What is the purpose of existence?" or even
   "Does life exist at all?" There have been a large number of proposed
   The meaning of life as we perceive it is derived from philosophical and
          + 7.8 Life has no meaning
          + 7.10 Life is bad
   Questions about the meaning of life have been expressed in a broad
   investigation into various aspects of life and reality, such as the Big
   life satisfaction,^[15] full engagement in activities,^[16] making a
   of life is to maximize pleasure and to ease general life, then this
   from family life such as strong fathers vs nurturing mother models.
   Emerging research shows that meaning in life predicts better physical
   meaning of life is to be integrative.^[27] Responding to an interview
   Though scientists have intensively studied life on Earth, defining life
   may say that life "feeds on negative entropy"^[27]^[31]^[32] which
   and reproduction causes life to continue over a span of multiple
   forms of life on other worlds, including replicating structures made
   hypothesized as one in which biological life will eventually become
   The most common definitions of meaning in life involves three
    1. You need to choose a worthy purpose or a significant life goal.
       life goal.
       and actively pursue a worthy life goal.
   Although most psychology researchers consider meaning in life as a
   proposed that whether life is meaningful depends not only on subjective
   life as a whole is meaningful according to some objective normative
   The philosophical perspectives on the meaning of life are those
   ideologies which explain life in terms of ideals or abstractions
   In Platonism, the meaning of life is in attaining the highest form of
     life and successful living. They disagree, however, about the
   Cynicism, stating that the purpose of life is living a life of Virtue
   The Cynical life rejects conventional desires for wealth, power,
   The Epicurean meaning of life rejects immortality and mysticism; there
   The meaning of life is "freedom from suffering" through apatheia (Gr:
   and citizenship. The meaning of life changed as well, focusing less on
   conceptions of the meaning of life trace back to three main ideas.
   meaning of life as the "greatest happiness principle".
   Nihilism suggests that life is without objective meaning.
   conceived. Questions about the meaning of life have also seen radical
   of life is more important than searching for an impractical abstract
   not sought.^[75]^[76] To a pragmatist, the meaning of life is
   purpose for life in God's purpose in creating. Theists further hold
   that if there were no God to give life ultimate meaning, value and
   purpose, then life would be absurd.^[77]
   essence (meaning) of their life; life is not determined by a
   (essence) of one's life arises only after one comes to existence.
   Søren Kierkegaard spoke about a "leap", arguing that life is full of
   meaningful life to the commitment, despite the vulnerability inherent
   that one's life reflects one's will, and that the will (life) is an
   For Friedrich Nietzsche, life is worth living only if there are goals
   the advancement of humanity and of all life to the greatest degree
   meaning of life could be reinterpreted as "What is the meaning of my
   then, is life meaningless?"^[91] Ludwig Wittgenstein and the logical
   question is meaningless"; because, in life the statement the "meaning
   the fact that biological life is essential to having a meaning in life.
   The things (people, events) in the life of a person can have meaning
   has meaning (for themselves, others) as the life events resulting from
   significance, or of consequence, is relevant only in life (to the
   According to naturalistic pantheism, the meaning of life is to care for
   The Mohist philosophers believed that the purpose of life was
   life in ordinary human existence."^[94]
   The Legalists believed that finding the purpose of life was a
   The religious perspectives on the meaning of life are those ideologies
   which explain life in terms of an implicit purpose not defined by
   In the Judaic world view, the meaning of life is to elevate the
   harmony to creation. In Lurianic Kabbalah, the meaning of life is the
   limited physical realm, when the body will give life to the soul.^[102]
   God wanting to have a relationship with humans both in this life and
   the life to come, which can happen only if one's sins are forgiven
   revealing that the purpose of life is to elevate our compassionate
   Mormonism teaches that the purpose of life on Earth is to gain
   Prophet. Earthly life is a test, determining one's position of
   over all things, who created death and life that he might examine which
   attributes. Terrenal life is a test; how one acts (behaves) determines
   The Sufi view of the meaning of life stems from the hadith qudsi that
   interpretation of this view is that the meaning of life for an
   the purpose of life is focused on spiritual growth and service to
   In all schools of Hinduism, the meaning of life is tied up in the
   liberation from karma. Particular goals for life are generally subsumed
   generally positive acts in this life as well. Traditional schools of
   Brahman, and the goal of life is to know or realize that one's ātman
   existence; the meaning of life is achieving Moksha through love of God
   purpose of human life especially is to think beyond the animalistic way
   from external objects. The meaning of life may then be said to be to
   of human life to end suffering, for example through embracing (not
   quest for knowledge, and they aim to promote a life of peace and
   (pantheism). Sikhism thus sees life as an opportunity to understand
   meaning in life for the adherents is to realize the temporal nature of
   free will, choosing one's way, means that life is a creative process.
   Shinto wants life to live, not to die. Shinto sees death as pollution
   and regards life as the realm where the divine spirit seeks to purify
   The mystery of life and its true meaning is an often recurring subject
   questioning the importance we place on life ("Always Look on the Bright
   agrees to tell Homer what the meaning of life is, but the show's
     * To face our fears and accept the lessons life offers us.^[159]
     * [He] [God] who created death and life to test you [as to] who is
     * To love those who mean the most. Every life you touch will touch
     * Life or human existence has no real meaning or purpose because
     * Life has no meaning, but as humans we try to associate a meaning or
     * The answer to the meaning of life is too profound to be known and
     * The meaning of life is to forget about the search for the meaning
       only answer to life by answering for their own life; to life they
   Origin and nature of life and reality
     * Life extension
     * Life stance
       in life on risk of incident Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive
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       this life is the day for men to perform their labors."
       and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of
       evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience."
       redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the
   Look up meaning of life in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
     * The Meaning of Life in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy