• Question: What is the meaning of life?

    Asked by Zara :) to yoyehudi, Oli, Nina, Kerrianne, Ed on 4 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by Dylon, 899nepk48, Yo and Oli are my baes.
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      Kerrianne Harrington answered on 4 Nov 2017:

      I’m going to resist the urge to make a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reference here (it has an answer to this, you should check it out!).

      I feel that meaning is something given to things, and so is somewhat arbitrary. At the risk of sounding like a cheesy motivational poster, I think the meaning of life is what you make of it!

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      Yo Yehudi answered on 4 Nov 2017:

      I don’t think life has a meaning of its own. We have a pretty good chance to decide for ourselves what it could mean, though. For me it might be happiness: not just for me, but hopefully others, especially those less fortunate than me. I’ve seen sayings like “society shouldn’t be judged by how it treats the well off – instead it should be judged by how it treats the least fortunate” and I think that’s a good ideal to live by. Be nice and always try to picture how you’d act in the other person’s shoes.

      Also, 42.

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      Oli Wilson answered on 6 Nov 2017:

      Like the others, the answer ’42’ sprang to mind, but my serious answer would probably have to reflect the fact that I’m a Christian. There’s a bit in the Bible (the Old Testament book of Micah, chapter 3 verse 8) that says ‘He [God] has shown you, oh mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.’ I can’t think of a better answer than that for me, but even if you don’t believe in God, I think there’s a lot to be said for going through life humbly, trying to be kind and loving, and doing the right thing for others.

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