Meaning of life ?

The day I went to the ER with my husband and cousin, I didn't want to go either. The police came here first and told me I had to go either by ambulance if I kept resisting or with my husband and cousin if I agreed to go. I finally agreed to go with my husband and cousin because I didn't want to use an ambulance that somebody else might really need. It did turn out to be the best thing for me, but Ican't believe that you were arrested for refusing help. If they determined that you needed help I don't understand why they didn't call for an ambulance. It isn't right and it makes no sense.   

whoops were you making a suicide attempt per chance?

 even if you dont enjoy life now it is helpful I find to recall moments even when I have just  to remind myself it can happen. I am sure you know the meaning of life as far as the intellect of humans is concerned is life itself as ok people probably wont hesitate to say. When you are busy living you really dont want people questioning the meaning, I think it is beyond our powers to know. Humans are so vain they think they know or can work out everything as if we have the ultimate brains but I think we exist why shouldnt anything else.  Oh and dont get arrested again will you? Gill

Meaning of life? The answer depends on the perspective. From the religious point of view - we live to achieve some form of salvation / eternal life / you name it. From the biological perspective - we live to reproduce, so our offspring could be better adapted to this planet through random mutations / evolution. From the philosophical perspective... who said that life has any meaning? Maybe it is up to us to give meaning to our lives? Maybe this is the whole purpose of being alive - to figure out what meaning should our lives have?

Hi dondons - i can relate to how you feel re: cuffed and arrested. Sme thing happened to me. Unfortunately my situation wasn't so much me as the authorities trying to cover up gross and criminal negligence that I had brought to light which infuriated them. They used my illness to justify what they did. It destroyed any trust I had in the system. It reinforced how utterly powerless we are simply because we have a disease that has such stigma attached. I totally empathise with you.

As for the meaning of life - well, personally, I believe this realm is a school. We are souls having a compounded learning experience in a physical environment of space and time. We have agreed to the role we play, some of which is to teach and to learn and to work off karmic debt incurred in other lifetimes. Our lesson is compassion. Whenever i deal with someone who challenges my opinion or idea, I remind myself thnat one day I will be walking in his/her shoes and how will I want to be treated. I also remember that our suffering is purposeful as it is a certain way to learn. I also remember that this is not permanent, and our true state of existence is much more profound and gentler than what we endure in this realm. And no, I'm not religious, certainly and happily not.

 

Hi dondon why do you think your father should know you that well and have answers for you?  If he was self aware and showed he cared then maybe he could help you.  You are just banging your head against a brick wall expecting something from him that he can't give. 

I faced that with my parents many years ago and realised that the things I needed from them would never materialise,   so I sought love and approval outside the family and found some too!   Thats what you have to do as well for your own happiness. 

No one including parents can solve your lifes problems for you,  only you can do that. 

That's awful with the police but you have obviously been put on suicide watch so you have to cooperate with the authorities otherwise you could find yourself sectioned.   Once you have made a few suicide attempts they are just trying to do their jobs and keep you safe.  Ok the system isn't perfect but what is? 

Apart from that I hope you are as ok as possible at the moment.  Take care.xx

 

 the meaning ( as they say) islife itself. if you are well you probably wont question it because you are too busy living it. Try asking someone who just gets on with life and has no depression- they will probably be impatient with you for asking and wont be bothered with following it up.

 I dont know it I believe its a lesson because for instance it has made me and many other people who started off with faith and trust in life and people damaged sceptical,, cynical, angry or depressed, if thats a lesson what exactly is it supposed to teach? its not improving me in any way. I suppose you could say I am more understanding of people who are suffering or act out in bad ways.

 I adamently believe in reincarnation because there is plently of evidence to support it, and I have certain experiences which to me confirm it. I believe buddhists  beleive we keep coming back until we have purged outselves of all sins, as if life is almost punative, but Ilike coming back thanks so that would be not incentive or bonus. Ok so you say why go on and on and on or even exist in the first place,I think it is beyond our intelligence to have any comprehention of a why. as I said happy people dont ask I think that is the way it is meant to be, so when you feel like that you are probably getting better

Truth is...there is no meaning! Not to some/people like me...others/normal people would probably come up with multiple meanings/reasons...but honestly? To me at least there is none! There's no meaning to this to living like this if there is then it must mean I'm being punished, there are things I probably should be punished for so maybe that's it? Maybe the meaning of life is different for everyone? Maybe some of us deserve a decent/normal life and others don't? That would make sense right?