Whats the point of life?

Don't get yourself down mate, I understand all your problems. If you are single, which you probably are, then I'm sure having a partner and affection in that sense would give you some instinctive happiness which will make you WANT to live, rather than question the empty reality of it, which you are correct to point out. Nobody knows for a fact what the goal of life is, exactly; religions on this earth try to conclude things but they are all simply conjectures. The only facts are, the known universe, let alone that matter so distant whose light has not yet reached us, in addition to a possibly infinite number of parallel universes and/or recurring expansion and contraction of singularities (i.e. repeated 'big-bangs'), is so incomprehensibly massive that whatever we on planet earth do is surely insignificant. The only statement to counter this in a way is that while there is certainly intelligent life elsewhere, the life on earth may well be completely unique, and your complex human mind, and what you do with it, is, relative to other species in the universe (s), very rare, and so it should be cherished. However, in terms of raw magnitude or meaning, what we all do on this planet is meaningless. The other fact which remains is that the point of life is to simply sustain it, that means mindlessly passing on DNA until you can no longer, and living as healthily as possible, in both the mind and body, to ensure the survival of yourself and others around you.

I am sorry. That's how I feel at the moment, and it's only how I feel *at the moment*--that's important to remember.

I feel the only real point in life is to enjoy it and do what feels good. Eventually the things you think make you feel good might fall to the side.

You might be inclined to think that eating lots of sweets and sleeping around and drinking to excess are delightful and make you feel good. Soon you'll feel like hell and look worse, and perhaps have many other problems.

We humans are so dynamic. There is proof that we are, indeed, still physically and mentally evolving to adapt to a VERY quickly-changing environment. This evolution is a beautiful thing to witness, even if you don't yourself plan to pass on your genes the ol'-fashioned way.

There may be a higher purpose orchestrated by some made-of-pure-light being, or...

...we might just turn into dirt one day, which is why it's important to figure out what truly, truly makes you happy. And messing up so completely several times and starting over like a phoenix again and again? That's the only way you're going to figure it out, you know?

I like to learn and figure things out. I like to understand the deep, subtle way the Universe ticks. I like to eat rich foods, drink great wine, take luxurious baths, have fantastic sex, and pretty much do everything I can to be responsibly hedonistic.

Good luck to you. I hope you find what you're looking for; your personal "point of life." I'm still looking. That's part of the point, I think.

I don't really know if there is an ultimate goal in life, I think what happen is:

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.

Yes John Lennon did say that, and I feel its very true. We all go through stages in life really, making goals and spending time trying to get to them.

We live for experiances, and hope that things will get better. We just.....live. We spend soo much time with friends and family and work and stuff, and thats life, what youre doing at the moment. Its not just one thing. Its hard to explain and I'm sure I'd come up with a better explanation if I had more time.

You know what, it must be New Years because I was just thinking today about how much I hated my life. I just got a raise at work but I hate my job, so I don't care. I have 2 older vehicles and they both need a lot of work to stay on the road and I don't have the money to fix them and I am having issues with the woman in my life. But , you know what ? In the next few hours it is going to be different year and I am looking forward to changing a lot of things in my life. I have made some bad choices and sometimes I try to blame someone else, don't you? So, let's both `Cowboy-up' and hope that tomorrow is the start of a better life.

Good for you for trying to find some hope when things are rough for you....all of 2008 has been like that (what you have described) for me...so take comfort in the fact that you're not alone (that's a weird thing to say, but it helps to know that others have had really crappy times and got through)...as for your question...I think the point of life is to be good to the people around you, leave the world a better place then it was when you got here (which is hard to imagine with all the evil going on in the world), but in YOUR small section of the world, you can make things easier for others, and hopefully you get some happiness, comfort, etc. along the way...I like the quote I once heard about life being just a series of moments...sometimes, unfortunately, the GOOD moments seem like they haven't happened in a long while, and you can't sense one coming...but another good moment ALWAYS comes, I think that the measure of a person's strength is how he/she deals with the time in between the good moments...it is really hard to keep "sunny" when your health isn't the best, but please just take care of yourself, if you believe in God, which I do, pray for Him to give you strength (He can't take your problems away, because then life would just be a puppet show, but He can give you some extra strength to get through)...and know there are people in the world like me that are thinking good thoughts for you and hoping things get better soon, you sound like a smart person, and that can help you alot...take care.

Life is a challenge, and the point is to make it work. You did not ask to be born, you were just `dumped` here by someone else. Once you realise and understand this it is up to you to make the best of it, you only have one life. This is not a dress rehearsal for the real thing , this is all there is. You must take control of yourself and decide what you want for the rest of your life, when you have decided, make it work. Good luck, I wish you a better life from now on....you can do it, I promise!

The point of life is to make you a stronger person. With all of your problems sometimes it helps to deal with one problem at a time. For your health problems, go to your doctor and get a complete physical to see what is wrong with you. Try to deal with this problem first. After this, go on to the next problem and so forth and so on. I have all of these problems also and all I do is take it one day at a time. If I wake up in a good mood, I know it will be a very good day. All of my problems have made me a stronger person. I can feel better about all of the things wrong with me, Believe me the world does have a silver lining. Try not to worry so much. It will all work out. I hope I have helped you. Good luck.

Well, my answer is probably not going to be read, because it made it to page 2.

Nevertheless, I find myself asking the same question all the time. Please let me tell you about something that happened to me recently. I had a "falling out" with a group of friends in a church that I briefly attended. I felt very hurt about something that I perceived was said about me, and vowed never to see these people again. Several months passed, and although I did not see these former friends again, it gnawed at me every month. I couldn't let it go. Yesterday, after visiting another friends house, I began to drive home. I passed the same place, and I saw the church that left me feeling so bitter and hurt. I had to have some sense of closure in my life, so I decided to face these people one last time - - if words were going to be said, I felt that I needed the opportunity to let them know how I felt.

I stood outside on that cold, rainy day - - just outside the door. I hemmed and hawed about whether I should go inside and see the people who hurt me. I finally did, and I took a seat during the services. Let me tell you, the people greeted me with such kindness, concern, and admiration, I wondered why I had left in the first place. Really! Later on, we had dinner together, and everything was o.k. after all. I wasted nine months over nothing - - all over a misunderstanding.

Please do yourself a favor. Life is too darn short to worry about crap that is trivial or easily forgotten. True friendships last many years, and are worth their weight in gold. Try to work things out and patch things up with your friends. Friends and family are the most important things a person can have in life. They bring joy when we're down, they guide us when we are lost, and they support us when we feel that no one is there to support us. Make a phone call, send a letter or email, and try your very best to mend fences with your friends! Invite them out to lunch, and patch things up.

I'd bet money that once your friend problems are solved that the health problems and job problems will seem much easier to handle and repair.

Good luck with your journey through life's challenges. The true meaning of life is friends and family.

I am at one of my lowest times also.I don't understand or know what to do to get out of my low rut. I just have faith and know that 2008 will get better, and I try to focus on the positive.....like my friend problems will get better, my job duties will be resolved, I will save some more money, and the doctor will tell me my health problems can be properly taken care of.I always try to keep in mind that I know someone is worse off than me, so I should be thankful for what I do have. I hope you are too. Take care. And, here's to a great 2008!!

the point of life (from my view) is to enjoy and savor the good things that you have. Remember the moments that were good to you. There might be some bad moments such as a friend or family member dying because they drank too much one night or they are fighting in a war.

Bad moments may be always remembered but try and remember the good things such as first meeting your friend or being with them.

life can be short for anybody, wheather you think that you think that you are better than everybody else or you say you want to die. Dont kill yourself.... Something good is bound to be good for you eventually.

so remember this: "live in the moment"