What Is The Meaning Of Life?

 I think almost everyone has asked themselves this question at some stage in their life. For some it comes when they are relaxing on a campsite by the lake, staring up at the incredible beauty of the stars above stretching over the cosmos.

For many others it comes when they crash down on their couch in their city apartment after a long days work.

    
It is an answer that I have been seeking for most of my life when I began thinking about it at a very young age. I have had mental health issues (Depression & Anxiety) for most of my adult life too. I am a very deep thinker & sometimes my mind becomes my own worst enemy. There have been times over the years when I have come close to ending my own existence but have pulled back from the brink. 

 

I sometimes think to myself “Does there have to be a meaning?”. I look at animals in the wild & sometimes see how carefree their life really is. They live in the moment & don’t dwell on the past or fear for the future.  
  

I look at many humans especially in large cities, busy moving from place to place in a hurry, working in jobs they hate just to pass the time to get money to buy things they don’t even need. Where is it that we are going? What are we trying to achieve? Does any of it even matter in the grand scale of things?  
  

Even a “successful” person with a great income, big house, loving partner etc. eventually dies & what will any of it have meant? After their grandchildren eventually pass away their memory or legacy just fades off into non existence & they wont even be remembered.  
  

That applies to everyone regardless of whether your the President of a country or the local pizza delivery guy. Death is coming for us ALL & there is nothing we can do about it. We are absolutely powerless to stop it & no matter how many achievements or riches we aquire, death eventually cancels all of that out. Our average lifetime is approximately 80 years on this planet which on the grand scheme of things is not even a splash in the frying pan.  
 

 

I know this article might seem very deep for a lot of people & may even make you feel a little depressed after reading it but I would genuinely like to hear other peoples thoughts & beliefs as to what the meaning/purpose of our lives are. 

What gives you meaning in your life?

Thanks for taking the time to read this post :-) 

I look forward to reading some of your responses.