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Old 02-27-2009, 10:33 AM
 
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My mind has been occupied with this question for quite some time.......I've recently changed my views on many things through a long and involved thought process, during which i was faced with many difficult questions/decisions.

I'm interested to learn about what YOU view the meaning of life as being. In a sentence or two if possible but more importantly, please don't use vague, cliche answers.

Looking forward to hearing your view on the most important question facing mankind.
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Old 02-27-2009, 06:15 PM
 
Location: Central NH
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The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything
= 42
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Old 02-27-2009, 06:18 PM
 
Location: La lune et les étoiles
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Staying true to yourself and being able to remain open and loving despite what the years and just plain life experiences throw at you.
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Old 02-27-2009, 06:24 PM
 
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If you can get through it without harming anybody, that's a start. If you can HELP a few people along the way, that's much better.

In any case, it's over before you can even get used to it...
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Old 02-27-2009, 07:53 PM
 
Location: Neither here nor there
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If you can get through it without harming anybody, that's a start. If you can HELP a few people along the way, that's much better.

In any case, it's over before you can even get used to it...
Couldn't have said it better.
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Old 02-27-2009, 08:02 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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My mind has been occupied with this question for quite some time.......I've recently changed my views on many things through a long and involved thought process, during which i was faced with many difficult questions/decisions.

I'm interested to learn about what YOU view the meaning of life as being. In a sentence or two if possible but more importantly, please don't use vague, cliche answers.

Looking forward to hearing your view on the most important question facing mankind.
The meaning of life is to learn, learn, learn. I believe that we are all here to work off negative karma from previous lives and that we must try very hard to "get" the lesson that life is teaching us. Otherwise, if we learn nothing, it is all in vain.

20yrsinBranson
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Old 02-28-2009, 12:14 AM
 
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To serve others. No one is here for decoration. (except maybe Eva Marcille)
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Old 02-28-2009, 12:17 AM
 
Location: southern california
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according to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy which is a very reliable source for such questions its
42.
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Old 02-28-2009, 12:32 AM
 
Location: KANSAS
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I've thought about this a lot too....especially at times that I've lost loved ones way before their "age" would warrant it. The place I find myself at right now, is that I don't think life is about "me" at all. I believe it is about what I am to others.
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Old 02-28-2009, 12:49 AM
 
Location: Chicago- Lawrence and Kedzie/Maywood
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Reproduce.
That's all we're here for.
We just happened to evolve into something able to sense, infer, image, label, understand, have metacognitive minds, etc. and over complicate everything.

But in the end, that's all we're here to do, just like every other being. From single celled to us. Reproduce.
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