In a sense, I suppose you could boil life down to nothing more than a struggle for survival on a primal level.
As far as the "purpose" of life? Well from a biological perspective, propagate the species. That would be the evolutionary purpose in life as an animal on this planet, reproduction.
If you're talking about from a philosophical point of view? The meaning of life to me is wisdom and love as much as possible. It's really not a "meaning" but really what I
want to do with my life, is to learn and experience as much as possible. I strive for 80% of my life to be heaven on earth, since 100% is unrealistic and struggle builds character. I want to eventually start a small charity for animals. I'd rather have some meaning in my life and this is how I get it.
I would say the point of life is enjoyment, work (for a cause, something bigger than yourself, ect) which can help create a sense of meaning for many people, love, social life, ect. Passion for something. Look at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and self actualization is at the top - higher purpose. For many people thats having kids and grandkids. I personally believe life is special and valuable because it's so short. And I don't want to waste it.
I would like to say I'm a hopeless romantic with the human species. I hate most people but most people are mindless drones. But I am inspired by inventors, artists, innovators, ect. I hope that humanity will usher itself into a sublime position one day.
Mankind's greatest burden is unfulfilled potential. I truly believe that. Be not as you are, but as you should be. (A little Guardians of the Galaxy quote
)
I mean thats just my personal take it. I think everyone needs to find (or create) their own meaning. I'm at peace with myself. I actually enjoy my life, I'm quite happy. I think it's quite possible. Maybe not for every single person but I enjoy my family and friends and I want to work to create a better local environment and community for my family. I don't expect to change the world but at least have some impact on a tiny local scale. Idk
I would just also say I'm personally motivated by freedom/momentum/movement out of the 4 M's.
What's the point of living/being alive then? Existence sounds like so much work for nothing. It seems like a pointless struggle. All animals will eventually die anyways so what's the point of experiencing the struggle for survival? What do you gain/achieve out of it? In the end it wouldn't have even mattered anyways because death is inevitable. Every living creature will die, that's a part of life.
If we are all souls that were from source then why did we have to experience life? If we used to be part of source and were already perfect, enlightened beings, then what's the point of being on earth where it's basically just a game of competition and survival? I don't understand what the point of experiencing this is.
Also, how were souls created in the first place? Like where did they come from and why?
Wdym? Could you elaborate on that? Like the spirit world/realm? How do you access it?
I wanted a life of freedom, I wanted a life of travel. I like nature so I wanna be around farms but I also like the excitement of a city so I also wanna be around a city. Money's not the most important thing in the world but without you can't do the stuff that you love, you can't help other people. Money is a motivator but even more than that its one of the keys to freedom. Not the only one. Don't get me wrong. Money alone won't make you happy. To me, more important than this, without a doubt is freedom. If I had a choice between them, I'd always take the life thats more enjoyable - traveling the world, seeing new things, meeting new people.
For me, its a mix of, a little bit of materialistic things, some nonmaterialtisic things like freedom and travel. Ability to help other people, my family, help charity. That mix gets me out of bed everyday.
What's the point of living/being alive then? Existence sounds like so much work for nothing. It seems like a pointless struggle. All animals will eventually die anyways so what's the point of experiencing the struggle for survival? What do you gain/achieve out of it? In the end it wouldn't have even mattered anyways because death is inevitable. Every living creature will die, that's a part of life.
If we are all souls that were from source then why did we have to experience life? If we used to be part of source and were already perfect, enlightened beings, then what's the point of being on earth where it's basically just a game of competition and survival? I don't understand what the point of experiencing this is.
Also, how were souls created in the first place? Like where did they come from and why?
Wdym? Could you elaborate on that? Like the spirit world/realm? How do you access it?
Some living species actually do not feel pain. See
en.wikipedia.org
Ants don't feel pain like humans do. Continue reading to understand why. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Muhammad Mahdi Karim) Do Ants Feel Pain? Insects Can Sense Damage But Don't Experience The Same Ache Humans Do Ants and other tiny insects tend to suffer at the hands of humans.
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What's the point of living/being alive then? Existence sounds like so much work for nothing. It seems like a pointless struggle. All animals will eventually die anyways so what's the point of experiencing the struggle for survival? What do you gain/achieve out of it? In the end it wouldn't have even mattered anyways because death is inevitable. Every living creature will die, that's a part of life.
If we are all souls that were from source then why did we have to experience life? If we used to be part of source and were already perfect, enlightened beings, then what's the point of being on earth where it's basically just a game of competition and survival? I don't understand what the point of experiencing this is.
Also, how were souls created in the first place? Like where did they come from and why?
Wdym? Could you elaborate on that? Like the spirit world/realm? How do you access it?
Also, as a follow up for your first question, I would recommend reading happiness hypothesis by Jonathan Hydth (or whatever) he basically takes cutting edge, neuroscience and ancient philosophy and religious wisdom and psychology and actually has a very interesting perspective
