This question of the meaning of life.ln literature humanities can fill an entire library. There is only one true creator in my opinion. You can actually truly see the creator. All you have to do is look in a mirror. For myself it is to create more life and to better everything within my influence. Unfortunately for some it is to ruin and take life.

Life is to short to waste

Do you really need a purpose?

Find your purpose. But ultimately it is to pass knowledge.

Purpose is an artificial construct. I'm assuming that you are trying to figure out what purpose you have without religion. It doesn't matter. You are powerful. You are linked to the the entire universe in incredible ways that we are just beginning to understand and it isn't magical but it is wonderful. You are made of energy that cannot be destroyed only changed. You are made of the stuff that was formed in the crucible of a giant star that exploded with such force that it blew out its center thousands of light years away. You are a random chance on a random planet but you are also a way for the universe to be able to understand itself. You are special and yet should be in awe of your insignificance because the universe is incomprehensibly large, strange and complex.

Live your life. Make your own purpose. Give others your light and shine brighter together.

better than the alternative

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny." - Stephen Hawking

Yes. The purpose of living is to eat and shit. Then to make little people who eat and shit. They grow up eating and shiting just to make little people of their own who eat and shit. It's a vicious cycle.

Live like to the fullest. Don't be too crazy though as you can die. Live in the moment and enjoy every bit of it!

There is no provable purpose for life. But that does not mean 'go forth and be stupid.'

You will regret much. So, do things you might regret, just in case they aren't.

IMO, completely subjective. Whatever you decide!

It is what you decide it is.

As trite as this sounds 'If you argue for your limitations then they will be yours to keep' or as Shakespeare put it succinctly 'To Thine Own Self Be True.'

Your purpose in living is whatever you decide it is.

Yes . The purpose is not to die

Don't go crazy, now! "Moderation in everything", as my dear old Daddy used to say.

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country," President John F. Kennedy said in his Inaugural speech. His words hit me right in the center of my 10-year-old chest.

I got a Master of Public Administration degree because I get the greatest reward from doing work that helps other people.

Since 2006, I have volunteered as a college mentor, helping low income, minority high school seniors write essays to apply for college and scholarships. It thrills me to send these kids to college.

With three young women I mentored, I hiked Icicle Gorge trail in June 2018 for four miles. From the left, Elisabeth and Tammy plan to become medical doctors. Teresa is studying to become an accountant. All are first-generation students.

These are remarkable young women. It was great to see them!

Elisabeth just graduated from Gonzaga University, WA. She graduated without any loans. Renewable scholarships, financial aid and work-study covered tuition, books and lodging for her bachelor degree.

While in college, Elisabeth volunteered as a mentor and tutor for elementary school students for three years. She is taking a year off before applying to medical school. In Oregon, Elisabeth will be a Jesuit volunteer, helping dying people in hospice, as well as their families.

"I love kids," Elisabeth said. She plans to became a pediatrician or family doctor.

Once you are about to die... you will find out!

Life has a purpose if you give it one. ?