Everyone has a different meaning in life. No two lives are exactly the same therefore no two purposes are exactly the same. In addition the meaning/purpose of one's life can change as one's life changes. If you do not know your purpose in life then you should try to find it right away.
The meaning of life was just a joke played by an old prophet, he just wanted to see how many people would try and find it. But unfortunety he died befor he had the chance to say "Got you!".....so now we still the question, and he is sittin gin the after life laughting his ass off at us!
life
n. pl. lives (lvz)
1.
1. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
2. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
2. Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life.
3. A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives.
4. The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer.
5.
1. The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life.
2. The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life.
3. A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life.
4. The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life.
5. Slang. A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death.
6. The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car.
7. A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death.
8. An account of a person's life; a biography.
9. Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life.
10.
1. A manner of living: led a hard life.
2. A specific, characteristic manner of existence. Used of inanimate objects: “Great institutions seem to have a life of their own, independent of those who run them” (New Republic).
3. The activities and interests of a particular area or realm: musical life in New York.
11.
1. A source of vitality; an animating force: She's the life of the show.
2. Liveliness or vitality; animation: a face that is full of life.
12.
1. Something that actually exists regarded as a subject for an artist: painted from life.
2. Actual environment or reality; nature.
seriously though, its bloody ambiguous question....
You could say that....
Whatr I want to know is, what do you mean when you ask that?It can be taken many ways and I think too many people make too many assumptions about what the question is and give the answer based on those assumptions which may or may not be correct.
The uneducated supply the banalities with such answers as "love", "service to others" and so on, while a philosopher is apt to say (as one actually did), "either rephrase your question or consult a dictionary."
Phate wrote:The uneducated supply the banalities with such answers as "love", "service to others" and so on, while a philosopher is apt to say (as one actually did), "either rephrase your question or consult a dictionary."