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What is the meaning of life?
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, Jan 18 2004 04:19 PM
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Posted 18 January 2004 - 04:19 PM
Hey ya'll! What is the meaning of life? It's one of life's biggest questions and no one knows the answer to it (I think). So what do you people on this board think the meaning of life is? I think the meaning of life is hard work. Well, please reply.
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Posted 18 January 2004 - 04:59 PM
I think that being happy is the meaning of life. If you aren't happy, your life has no meaning, so when you are happy, it does.
Then away out in the woods I heard that kind of a sound that a ghost makes when it wants to tell about something that's on its mind and can't make itself understood, and so can't rest easy in its grave, and has to go about that way every night grieving.
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Posted 18 January 2004 - 05:27 PM
The answer to the meaning of life is...42
Sorry, couldn't resist...
Sorry, couldn't resist...
Too many people on both sides of the spectrum have fallen into this mentality that a full one half of the country are the enemy for having different beliefs...in a country based on freedom of expression. It is this infighting that allows the focus to be taken away from "we the people" being able to watch, and have control over government corruption and ineptitude that is running rampant in our leadership.
People should be working towards fixing problems, not creating them.
People should be working towards fixing problems, not creating them.
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Posted 18 January 2004 - 05:43 PM
Its a religious question .
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Posted 18 January 2004 - 05:50 PM
| QUOTE (Xenojjin @ Jan 18 2004, 08:43 AM) |
| Its a religious question . |
The answer of 42 to the question of the meaning of life is from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy for those unfamiliar with the book...A bit of a classic. Well worth the read if you are into science fiction...
Too many people on both sides of the spectrum have fallen into this mentality that a full one half of the country are the enemy for having different beliefs...in a country based on freedom of expression. It is this infighting that allows the focus to be taken away from "we the people" being able to watch, and have control over government corruption and ineptitude that is running rampant in our leadership.
People should be working towards fixing problems, not creating them.
People should be working towards fixing problems, not creating them.
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Posted 19 January 2004 - 12:56 AM
The meaning of life....there was a topic on this a while back, and I was very happy with my answer there However, my room is roasting, the air conditioning is on the fritz, so for the moment the meaning of life is to stay cool So I can't be bothered looking for where that thread was
To be honest...I don't believe I need any 'meaning' to justify my existance...however, if there is some purpose to it, then I still hold that the meaning of life is simply to live it; if you spend all your time worrying about the hows and the whys, then you simply won't give yourself a chance to enjoy it.
I believe you only have one chance at existance...when you're time is up, you can't simply press the reset button and start again, so it's up to all of us to get the best out of it
However, my room is roasting, the air conditioning is on the fritz, so for the moment the meaning of life is to stay cool So I can't be bothered looking for where that thread was To be honest...I don't believe I need any 'meaning' to justify my existance...however, if there is some purpose to it, then I still hold that the meaning of life is simply to live it; if you spend all your time worrying about the hows and the whys, then you simply won't give yourself a chance to enjoy it.
I believe you only have one chance at existance...when you're time is up, you can't simply press the reset button and start again, so it's up to all of us to get the best out of it
Apparantly, over on Exchristian.Net, they say that I'm "probably the smartest person" on UM....that is so cool...
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Posted 19 January 2004 - 01:02 AM
In my opinion it is to love and be loved.
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History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
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Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
- Martin luthur King Jr., activist
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Posted 19 January 2004 - 05:11 PM
live the best you can !
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Posted 20 January 2004 - 10:08 PM
Perfection. Constantly improving in an attempt to brake free from this world and enjoy your well earned rest. Also fun. Working hard but not forgeting to relax, have a good time and to learning to cope with all that comes your way. The meaning of life is learning! 
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the Stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a Dream
Gently down the Stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a Dream
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 12:09 AM
A time period between your birth and your death.
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 12:45 AM
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| A time period between your birth and your death. |
They should reword it. They mean the PURPOSE of life.
"I think that people should make up their own minds for me." - Eric Idle
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 06:09 AM
It's to live life to the fullest because we are here for a limited time
This is how i see it " Life is like a bubble, so live it to the top cos u never know when its gonna pop !!!!"
This is how i see it " Life is like a bubble, so live it to the top cos u never know when its gonna pop !!!!"
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"The past cannot be changed,the future is still in your power"
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Posted 21 January 2004 - 06:23 AM
think "good" thoughts, say "good" things, do "good" things
is the Zorostrian credo, "good" (nike...say neeek), means all things you do with a clean and kind hart.
is the Zorostrian credo, "good" (nike...say neeek), means all things you do with a clean and kind hart.
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Posted 25 January 2004 - 02:29 PM
exactly
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