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When people are asked of their opinions or ideas on what the "meaning of life" is, their sense of meaning has to do with things they enjoy doing while other answers are more complex. For example, your simple answer would most likely be “family” while your complex answer would be “being happy with yourself and enjoying the life you live as an individual”. It is obvious that there is many answers to the “definition” of the meaning of life. Everyone has a different perspective of it and no matter how the answer sounds;it is not wrong it just depends how you view it. From my interviews with my family and friends, I noticed that they struggled with this question, which made me think that there will never be such an answer to sum up the meaning of life. It is just how you look at it. I asked three people who are very close to me these questions, “What do you think and believe the meaning of life is?” “How meaningful or meaningless is your life?”
First, I interviewed my father. He began off telling me family was the most important thing to him but as he continued to get more in depth he concluded, “having the freedom to say what you want and believe in what you believe right when you come out your mother’s wound is something that I find most important in my life because without that you wouldn’t be living the life you chose to live now.” I thought this answer was a little strange but when I thought about it I started to agree with it. We choose the lives we live but its only because we have the right to pick how we want to live it which makes our lives either meaningful or meaningless.
I also interviewed my mother. Her answer was more on the simple side. She said that the meaning of life was to be alive and to finally have the opportunity to be someone. I understood where she was coming from but I didn’t agree with this answer it just seemed too simple. Being alive is something people are happy with but not something people are thankful for on the regular basis, they are just glad that they’re alive while having people that will be helpful to you in your future and the goals you accomplished is something that is meaningful to many. It is also a part of the meaning of life to me. My mother quotes, “Personally, someone might not think my life is meaningful but the way I see it, it is. I am happy with my life and I have my children to prove it. I have a job and I have somewhere to live, I’m not just your average face I am somebody in life no matter how you see it.” This answer was very interesting to me and it made me think more deeply into what the meaning of life really is, but there are many answers, ideas, and thoughts, which questions me what is the meaning of life? How does someone know? The meaning of life is very tricky. People answer this question thinking, “What do I like to do? What do I love most? Who do I love most?” And so on…there is never one answer to this question.
The third person I interviewed was my close friend Yanet from school. She said, “Accomplishing the goal you want to achieve in life and being someone important in life.” I would most likely disagree with her statement because being someone important and having a good education doesn’t mean you think your life is meaningful and you’re happy, it just means you are basically doing this to get a higher paying job or getting the respect you need from others or even having the authority over everyone who is considered lower than you. She also said she believes her life is meaningful because she is trying hard enough to accomplish her goals that will lead her to her future.