The Meaning of Life

Curiosity is a funny creature. Many a times has it lead us to astounding discoveries and incredible inventions, but sometimes, it has lead our gullible minds into the depths of madness and desperation. One question that curiosity has forced many a men to ask is- What is the meaning of life?

Have you ever asked yourself why you exist? Have you wondered if you are here just because of luck or coincidence, or if you were meant to be here? Have you wondered if there is some deeper meaning to you being here? In the end, what happens? Will the world just keep continuing meaninglessly without us? There has to be something more. Something bigger. This universe can’t just exist for the sake of it, can it? There has to be a reason. There has to be a meaning. So… what is the meaning? What is the meaning of our lives?

We are not very different from those tiny worms you might see in a garden. The worm has no idea why the garden exists.  It has no idea about why and how the world it lives in was made. It does not know what is beyond all that grass. Like that worm, we live clueless inside this gigantic universe. Maybe the universe has a secret meaning behind its existence. Are we also just worms in someone’s garden?

So here we are living our lives clueless wondering what we are supposed to do on this big Earth. We look up to the sky and search for the answer. But, we don’t realize something. The answer does not lie hidden in the chaos of this universe somewhere in an alien land. Nor does it lie beyond the boundaries of our knowledge. No. The answer lies within you.  No one is going to come and tell you what your life means. You have to answer that question for yourself.

The universe is an open field. It’s like Lego. You can fit wherever you want to. You aren’t supposed to do something or be something. You can be anywhere. One thing the universe has made apparent is that we have choice. People go looking for their purpose, but they are supposed to choose their purpose. We have been gifted with a playground. We can play whatever we want to.

To some people, their life means their family. They are ready to give up everything for their family. To some, life means devotion to god. To some it means sport. To some it means helping the society. You can be whatever you chose to be. Don’t go searching for an answer in the vastness of this universe when you have the choice to write down any answer.

Don’t go around thinking what purpose you have in this universe. The universe is asking you to do whatever you want to. So pick a meaning. It should not be something you are willing to die for, but something you are willing to live for. And then, enjoy it. Then maybe someday you will get bored. So pick another meaning. Today your life could be art, tomorrow it could be a sport, and then it could be your kids.  

Never let your board stay blank. Always let your life mean something. Always let yourself stand for something that you believe in. People think that we are here to do something grand but truly, we are here to do whatever we wish to believe in. The meaning of life is whatever you want it to mean.  It is up to you. The things you are willing to stand for. Your choices. Your beliefs. Your passion.

So.. what is the meaning of your life?