This was a couple months ago when I was living in the dorms with my roommate Aleels and Doors. I told Aleels that I woke up from a dream and the thought just randomly popped in to my mind. I told her that I believed the meaning of life was to engage with other people. To Know, to meet, to befriend, and then learn from them. To make to create relationships with others as friends or significant others and to learn what they know, teaching one another. Then moving on and meeting others and learning from them too. Or is the meaning of life learning now??
During the summer, I've been doing some thinking. I've met people, talked to them, and learned that there is even a bigger picture than just learning or engaging with people that is the meaning of life. Biologically speaking, after reading some of the Selfish Gene and talking to Ivan and his cousins, scientifically, our meaning is to pass on our genes to the next generation at all costs.
I believe the simple answer to the meaning of my life is happiness.
Generally, we do anything that brings us, or would bring us happiness. Such as believing in religion. There is no religion, there is only happiness that comes from believing in the many religions that are out there. People will believe and do anything that brings them happiness. Love brings happiness. Believing in a higher being brings happiness. Learning and engaging with other people maybe also bring happiness to those who seek it. Every single action that a person does is for the chance of achieving happiness, even though the process may sometimes not be a happy one. You do and believe whatever makes you happy.
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