by Staff writer
The following are interesting thoughts people have shared on the meaning of life:
1. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”__Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.”__Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”__Albert Camus
4. “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.”__Robert F. Kennedy
5. “While being happy gives life a meaning, being useful gives it a purpose.” __Daniel Nkado
6. “To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.”__Johann Gottfried Herder
7. “As a Christian, the meaning of life is glorifying God – our words and actions should be a reflection of Him.” __Marty Abdon
8. “The purpose of life is to live, learn, and love.”__Christine Rice
9. “We cannot measure a person’s value to the human race by tabulating the size of his estate. We must judge each person by his or her final contribution to humanity and nature.”__Kilroy J. Oldster
10. “When you apply that gift you possess that comes so easily to you and can be used anywhere, anytime to help someone else; maybe your family, your community, your city, state, country or the world in general… that is your PURPOSE.”__Val Uchendu
11. “The greatest purpose in life, the greatest achievement one could ever have in life, the greatest satisfaction one could ever get in life can only be found in the service of others.”__Omoakhuana Anthonia
12. “I believe that the purpose of life is to experience it.”__Prashant Gulia
