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Old 09-20-2012, 02:03 PM
 
Location: Venice Italy
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Sometimes l think that life is too short, not enough, I should live for.. at least two, if I think about it and count the days, the ​​time's idea goes shrinks itself more and more , when the day settle down, I realize that I have not had the time to live, when someone ask to me.. has life a meaning, I can not answer because I can not understand the question, while the perception of time changes becomes faster and faster, it seems that knowledge makes void the dimension of time, l become too tired to believe that this is an effect without a cause.
Some people think that the cause is a God and the man is the effect, but I do not understand the relationship between the two elements, because the one is too far away from the other, at last I'm just a speck in the infinite universe


post your monologue about the meaning of life
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Old 09-20-2012, 11:00 PM
 
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I think comedian Bill Hicks summed it up very well in 3-4 minutes


Bill Hicks - It's Just A Ride - YouTube
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Old 09-21-2012, 08:23 AM
 
Location: Not.here
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Sometimes l think that life is too short, not enough, I should live for.. at least two, if I think about it and count the days, the ​​time's idea goes shrinks itself more and more , when the day settle down, I realize that I have not had the time to live, when someone ask to me.. has life a meaning, I can not answer because I can not understand the question, while the perception of time changes becomes faster and faster, it seems that knowledge makes void the dimension of time, l become too tired to believe that this is an effect without a cause.
Some people think that the cause is a God and the man is the effect, but I do not understand the relationship between the two elements, because the one is too far away from the other, at last I'm just a speck in the infinite universe


post your monologue about the meaning of life
"Meaning" is about how we interpret things. Life is vast and with many mysteries. When you try to interpret something like life, it just seems to lead to more questions than answers. And that can become a mind-game quickly. So I have stopped trying to give it meaning and just live it day to day.
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Old 09-21-2012, 12:37 PM
 
Location: USA
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Sometimes l think that life is too short, not enough, I should live for.. at least two, if I think about it and count the days, the ​​time's idea goes shrinks itself more and more , when the day settle down, I realize that I have not had the time to live, when someone ask to me.. has life a meaning, I can not answer because I can not understand the question, while the perception of time changes becomes faster and faster, it seems that knowledge makes void the dimension of time, l become too tired to believe that this is an effect without a cause.
Some people think that the cause is a God and the man is the effect, but I do not understand the relationship between the two elements, because the one is too far away from the other, at last I'm just a speck in the infinite universe


post your monologue about the meaning of life
I think that when people are happy, they don't question the meaning of life and they don't want to stop living. They just want to go on and keep being happy.

But when people are lacking in something/unfulfilled/unhappy, they start to question the meaning of life.

So therefore, I think that happiness IS the meaning of life. If you're happy, your life is meaningful. If you're not happy, then you're not sure anymore. And in the latter case, sometimes it helps to believe that you live in order to make life better for your children, or make it better for a society or bring pleasure to a god or serve a god...
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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I'll hear or see something unexpected. You meet a stranger or see a squirrel run across your yard. Was it planned or did it just happen. Is there a meaning? No. So, with that in mind, what is the meaning of life? There is no meaning of life. It just happens.
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Old 09-23-2012, 11:21 AM
 
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Remember what you did when your goldfish died? Wait a minute - that's a bad example. Remember what you did when your parakeet or hamster died? You put it in a box and buried it in the ground. With people, we spend a little more on the box. You are here and then you are not.

Any time spent on guessing why events transpire as they do or why you exist is wasted. Embrace life and strive to do as little damage along the way as possible. You will not get a second chance.
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Old 09-27-2012, 07:23 AM
 
Location: Venice Italy
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Iit is said that humanity lives a sort of parallel existence, rich or poor, good or bad, we will end up at the same arrival point, just the idea that l have to go to the hell with my neighbors.... it does not let me quiet
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Old 09-27-2012, 08:28 AM
 
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The meaning of life is to procreate in order to propagate the species.
What I want out of life is far more.
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Old 10-10-2012, 03:23 PM
 
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Life has no intrinsic meaning. It's up to you to create purpose for your life.
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Old 10-10-2012, 04:17 PM
 
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Life means whatever you want it to mean.
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