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What is the point of life?

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For much of my life I was always working towards something. As a kid it was doing well in school so I could go to uni. At uni it was doing well so I could get a good job. At work it was working hard to get promotions and pay rises and career progression.

But then at some point you have to ask yourself what the ultimate goal is, because no matter how hard we work, life is finite. It will end. Money, possessions and titles are no use when you’re dead.

Maybe we should stop telling kids to strive to progress and instead tell them to enjoy their moment.

What makes your life meaningful?

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  • Deleted User said:
    What makes your life meaningful?

    For me it is the lives I touch in passing - the things I can do to help those less able to look out for themselves or who I can help improve their lot in life.

    An existential question of "what is the point of life" is incredibly hard to condense into a simple answer.

    For most of us it is simply existing and taking some pleasures where we can. A few are able to do something better than this due to either good fortune or good planning leaving them financially independent and still able to do lots with their time.

    I try to train up the people who work for me and help them develop both life skills and work skills to allow them a chance to make a better living and also do some charity work (building social housing, hiring trainees from the favelas here in Brazil and give to charities when I can) so my recent early retirement can allow me to put what I have learned to good use.

    I still get plenty of time to watch movies, read books or enjoy travelling so my own mental stimulation is taken care of.

    Deleted User said:
    Maybe we should stop telling kids to strive to progress and instead tell them to enjoy their moment.

    I think a blend of the two is essential. Without progress then things will never improve and without enjoying the moment we will never find satisfaction.

    A good bit of advice is to learn to ignore the pressures of social media and not fear the "missing out" part that seems to drive consumption of it.

    An interesting phillosophical question here.

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    Iain said:
    For most of us it is simply existing and taking some pleasures where we can.

    I think this is the key point. Life is about the journey not the destination (sorry for the cliche!).

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