(I was told to do this by Whisper, I’m not sure how coherent this will be.)
Glad to see you are finally commenting.
I tend to think that the meaning of life has to do with creating value.
I don’t think that the actions of others can be really controlled, and most likely shouldn’t be, so most of creating value relies on the individual. That being said, reliance on the individual does not mean a lack of interaction with others. To me, it simply means that it relies heavily on an individual choice and determination to seek out opportunities to create value.
So creating of value, such as through labour and art etc?
What is value then, and how is it created?
I think that value comes from positive experience and thought, whether that is as simple as holding the door for someone, or discovering some deep, life-altering truth, there’s a wide range of possibilities. Some of this can be entirely individualistic, such as considering what matters to an one’s self, but many more seem to be involving other people in one way or another. I personally tend to find it more fulfilling in conjunction with others, especially in cooperative situations.
I know you are talking about the creation of something of value, but I just want to add that humans are valuing animals and so valuing is what we do, constantly.
From what you are saying, there is a balance between individual and communitarian actions and passions as the meaning of life. So one is always transcendent with the other.
As to what value is exactly? I’m not entirely sure, it is hard to pin down simply for me. Perhaps it has to do with consequence? Such as actions or thoughts which have a positive impact later? Or maybe there is a quantifiable way to nail it down, I’m currently unsure.
So value is pretty much what is lived on the outside, the end results?
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I think the answer is an open ended one. In other words there is not one answer that fits all life. Life decides its own meaning. I can give the meaning of my life, but I cannot give the meaning of any other life because its decides for itself. So the question as posed to me has no answer.
Okay so meaning of lives is down to what perspective you are looking at it from, from a relative point of view, but there is no ultimate meaning but at the same time there is a certain amount of determinism.
