(as requested by @briankl92 - i luv u man!!)
"what is the meaning of life?"...now there's a question that has plagued me for about as long as i can remember. i thought i knew the answer once or twice back in my early 20s. i would realize that it really wasn't chocolate chips, rolled onto a spoonful of peanut butter. nor was it managing to ration it and not fully consume it before i came down.
i wrote about the secrecy of the meaning of life alot in old journals that i wish i hadn't destroyed. i could compare my answers...b/c i think today, almost *cough* 20 years later, i truly can say that i FINALLY know the true meaning...
the truth is that in order to truly embrace and understand the true meaning of life, we must first be able to understand what truly matters most to us in this life. Once we have soulfully & honestly muddled thru our compilation of our desires & needs, we break it down to the basics. Then the true meaning is revealed unto us.
my list was fairly simple...
(and not particularly ordered)
*happiness
*love
*family
*friendship
*spirituality
*growth
now keep in mind...
we cannot truly appreciate true happiness, unless we've known a great saddness.
we cannot truly experience love without experiencing the great pains that come with the opposite.
we cannot truly treasure our families & friends unless we've ever encountered a time when we've felt truly alone.
we cannot grow personally or spiritually unless we've opened our minds to accept the gifts of the universe (my gifts come from God)...and in accepting those gifts, further growth is obtained when we can comprehend the idea that sometimes those gifts are not of that we want, but in some form or fashion, those gifts are exactly what we need. or will need. embrace those gifts.
life itself is a journey.
the journey for every person is different.
and each journey serves its purpose.
if you're asking me, and @briankl92 did...i think the true meaning of life is revealed in the purpose of your personal journey.
so sit back, ponder & speculate, what's your purpose?
and totally off topic...
does anyone else see this sunset above and feel the urge to cry out... "SERENITY"...?!?! yah me either ;)
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Thanks hon, for sharing your thoughts on this subject. The meaning of life is something I'm in constant search of…I think you're absolutely right. It depends on your own personal journey, which is why it's a question that can't be answered until you truely know who you are. Guess that's why I haven't figured it out yet lol.
ReplyDeleteI like your yin & yang take on life. Not being able to enjoy aspects of it until experienced the absence of things like happiness and love. It makes total sense.
Thanks again for answering. Enjoyed the read. :)