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I'm just being more sarcastic.

This post has been edited by empirekhoo: Aug 21 2010, 09:53 AM

As a whole, is still regarding with the association of "object" and "name".
when there is "non-self", there where the "purpose" fit's in?
Is there a "self" in plants and animals?
When there is no "association", where comes the ego?

So what is the purpose of plants and animals then?
They don't even question their purpose, but human do.

Yes life has a purpose and it is to work hard and do good. And happinese naturally

Life's purpose is the purpose you give it. Life itself has no properties - it is empty - devoid of anything

true.... and ultimately, our main purpose is to be happy...

some try to get it from self satisfaction from achievements, religion, family, luxury etc

to be happy is a desire, which ironically, serves no purpose.

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Added on September 4, 2010, 11:33 pmi dont think i get what i said...but nvm...


This post has been edited by teongpeng: Sep 4 2010, 11:33 PM

The only purpose of life is to continue its existence, purpose of continue its existence is nothing, but nature of human as a living being.

Human have their right to do anything to continue their existence, but they have to pay the consequences on their actions. An individual have the right to kill another individual without any reason, but he/she must pay the consequences of being killed by personal vengeance or being executed by law.

Because human existence is meaningless, but human can only remove their existence by death, so if want to end up their existence, they will only end up with commit suicide. But there is human nature that human are afraid of death, or they are going be ceased to be exist. When human going to continue to exist, there are only 2 things to do to continue their existence:

1) Physically healthy, not living in poverty and disease.
2) Mentally healthy, not living as a pessimist.

When human existence is meaningless, why human going to find a meaning for it? Every meaning will be pessimistic... because human will die someday, a state will fall someday, the end of the world will come anyday, lover may die in the next day... everything is so unpredictable. To become optimistic, human must know everything will decay eventually, and human existence is only for the sake to be exist, then what human can do is be happy, and do not do anything regretful.

If you think serial killing is something not making you regret, just do it. But I think this is against the human nature. Human nature is to make human going to be exist in this world further, serial killing (mass homicide) is going to cease human going to be exist, this against the human nature. And... you must pay for the consequences on your actions.

The purpose of life is you can ask "what is the purpose of life" at different stage and age...and everytime you ask this question to urself,u get different answers..

and from the answer you spawn the purpose to (that section) of life - to make it easier, swap the question "what is the purpose of life" with "what do I have to do for the next [insert timeframe]" then you know you are living for something.

^^\\// Live Long and Prosper guys and gals

We human question on inner search, when you reach on top of maslow`s hierachy...

But MOSTLY, people will ask..... "what`s the point of being so difficult(as in struggling to survive, to make ends meet)?"

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Added on October 3, 2010, 9:05 pmYes.. I`d suppose the concept isfrom buddhism right?

Frankly, as long as I remember, I once stared to the sky and wonder, why do I exist anyway? and what lies before me? what is the purpose in life?

and undeniably, religion serve its role of giving mankind that artificial reason to move on... a reason that you cant deny...

This post has been edited by Awakened_Angel: Oct 3 2010, 09:05 PM

Nihilism? Absurdism?

You are what you eat. Same goes to your sweet life.

You want to have a purpose in life? Go ahead and bring one to it. You want to be happy? Go ahead and do whatever it'll bring a smile to your face.
Just do whatever you like -- after all, it's your life we're talking about.

Life has no purpose. You see people around you work the crap out of themselves and when they grow old they pass everything to their children. Current lifestyle now degrades inner preservation but sacrifice for family. Thats all there is.

It is depending on ur mindset. if u think positive, then yes, u have a purpose in life.