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"What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lives, most in the context "What is the purpose of life?".[10] Some popular answers include:

To realize one's potential and ideals
To chase dreams.[143]
To live one's dreams.[144]
To spend it for something that will outlast it.[145]
To matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.[145]
To expand one's potential in life.[144]
To become the person you've always wanted to be.[146]
To become the best version of yourself.[147]
To seek happiness[148][149] and flourish.[3]
To be a true authentic human being.[150]
To be able to put the whole of oneself into one's feelings, one's work, one's beliefs.[145]
To follow or submit to our destiny.[151][152][153]
To achieve eudaimonia,[154] a flourishing of human spirit.
To achieve biological perfection
To survive,[155] that is, to live as long as possible,[156] including pursuit of immortality (through scientific means).[157]
To live forever[157] or die trying.[158]
To adapt. Often to improve one's chances of success in another purpose; sometimes, as a purpose in itself (adapting to adapt).
To evolve.[159][160]
To replicate, to reproduce.[143] "The 'dream' of every cell is to become two cells."[161][162][163][164]
To seek wisdom and knowledge

Philosopher in Meditation (detail) by Rembrandt
To expand one's perception of the world.[144]
To follow the clues and walk out the exit.[165]
To learn as many things as possible in life.[166]
To know as much as possible about as many things as possible.[167]
To seek wisdom and knowledge and to tame the mind, as to avoid suffering caused by ignorance and find happiness.[168]
To face our fears and accept the lessons life offers us.[151]
To find the meaning or purpose of life.[169][170]
To find a reason to live.[171]
To resolve the imbalance of the mind by understanding the nature of reality.[172]
To do good, to do the right thing
To leave the world as a better place than you found it.[143]
To do your best to leave every situation better than you found it.[143]
To benefit others.[6]
To give more than you take.[143]
To end suffering.[173][174][175]
To create equality.[176][177][178]
To challenge oppression.[179]
To distribute wealth.[180][181]
To be generous.[182][183]
To contribute to the well-being and spirit of others.[184]
To help others,[3][183] to help one another.[185]
To take every chance to help another while on your journey here.[143]
To be creative and innovative.[184]
To forgive.[143]
To accept and forgive human flaws.[186][187]
To be emotionally sincere.[145]
To be responsible.[145]
To be honorable.[145]
To seek peace.[145]

Dante and Beatrice see God as a point of light surrounded by angels; from Gustave Doré's illustrations for the Divine Comedy
Meanings relating to religion
To reach the highest heaven and be at the heart of the Divine.[188]
To have a pure soul and experience God.[145]
To understand the mystery of God.[151]
To know or attain union with God.[189][190]
To know oneself, know others, and know the will of heaven.[191]
To love something bigger, greater, and beyond ourselves, something we did not create or have the power to create, something intangible and made holy by our very belief in it.[143]
To love God[189] and all of his creations.[192]
To glorify God by enjoying him forever.[52][193]
To go and make new disciples of Jesus Christ.[194]
To act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.[195]
To be fruitful and multiply.[196] (Genesis 1:28)
To obtain freedom (Romans 8:20-21)
To fill the Earth and subdue it.[196] (Genesis 1:28)
To love, to feel, to enjoy the act of living
To love more.[143]
To love those who mean the most. Every life you touch will touch you back.[143]
To treasure every enjoyable sensation one has.[143]
To seek beauty in all its forms.[143]
To have fun or enjoy life.[151][184]
To seek pleasure[145] and avoid pain.[197]
To be compassionate.[145]
To be moved by the tears and pain of others, and try to help them out of love and compassion.[143]
To love others as best we possibly can.[143]
To eat, drink, and be merry.[198]
To have power, to be better
To strive for power[25] and superiority.[197]
To rule the world.[152]
To know and master the world.[194][199]
To know and master nature.[200]
Life has no meaning
Life or human existence has no real meaning or purpose because human existence occurred out of a random chance in nature, and anything that exists by chance has no intended purpose.[172]
Life has no meaning, but as humans we try to associate a meaning or purpose so we can justify our existence.[143]
There is no point in life, and that is exactly what makes it so special.[143]
One should not seek to know and understand the meaning of life
The answer to the meaning of life is too profound to be known and understood.[172]
You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.[143]
The meaning of life is to forget about the search for the meaning of life.[143]
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.[201]
Life is bad
Life is a bitch, and then you die.[146]
Better never to have been.[202]
See also Vale of tears

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