Why Should We Live? Essay

For the past seventeen years of my life minus a few months, I have lived in the United States. I grew up skiing and bicycling in Grand Rapids, Michigan, until my family decided to move all the way out west to Flagstaff, Arizona. Many eleven-year-olds might become stubborn and defensive in response to such a massive, life-changing move, but I remember embracing it because I was with my family, and I was ready to face any obstacle that unveiled itself to me because I knew that my late comedic father, my worrisome mother, and my troublesome brother would be right by my side. As we made the two-day drive from Michigan to Arizona in our SUV together, we watched the numbers on the odometer crawl up more and more until there were 2,000 more miles on the car than there were when we started, and we

What are we here for? We are here to gain prestige and achieve as much as we can to prove to others and ourselves that we are fulfilling our potential.

Should people put the value of life into monetary value or should life be kept solely as an emotional quantity? People and societies throughout the ages have been trying to answer the problem of putting the value of life into terms of dollar bills. The ancient Egyptians buried their dead with all of their worldly belongings. They believed a person’s monetary worth on Earth was over, and they should take all of that earthly worth with them to the afterlife. Modern day Americans are different from the Egyptians. Today people believe that the families of the dead should be compensated for “their” loss.

it. We have a purpose for our lives. By God creating man and woman in the Garden of Eden

The Question of Meaning/Purpose- (Why does mankind exist? Why do I exist?). We exist because God wants us to have a personal relationship with Him, John 17-3. He, as our creator, wants people to believe and follow in the path of Jesus Christ. God created Adam and Eve and wanted them to multiply. Their result of following orders is the world full of people today.

My family’s background has influenced me greatly. It’s helped me learn to appreciate life and not take things for granted. The reason for this is because my parents were poor. Both had to drop out of school in the third and fourth grade to go work in the fields to help my grandparents and their families put bread on the table. They moved here to the United States from Mexico in their early 20’s completely empty handed with no skills in many fields to show for and no education. They knew they were at a disadvantage and it was going to be difficult to build from scratch in their new country, but they knew that here in the U.S. they had many more opportunities to make something out of themselves and not let my siblings and I go through the same

I believe my family and education has had the greatest impact on my life. For my family, my Uncle Cole is the one who had the most impact on me. He is an athletic trainer at Oak Grove High school in Missouri. Also, he is the athletic trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs. When I was in eighth grade I job shadowed him in Oak Grove, Kansas City. He is extremely close to not only the athletes there but also the students who don't play sports. I saw how he interacted with all the students and faculty and decided then I wanted to continue my education after high school to pursue a degree in something sports related. My mother influenced my decision to further my education by always telling me to stay on top of everything and never depend on anyone

I often wonder what the purpose of life is. Does everything happen for a reason, meaning that we don’t really have any control over our life, or is life just the sum of all the choices we make? Is the purpose of life to be happy or is it to fulfill our duties? Should we settle and appreciate what we already have and feel at peace with it or should we struggle and fight to make a difference in our lives?

What is the purpose of living? Very often, I ask myself this question. Last year, the Sec Two cohort had to volunteer for an organization for our community education experience. My group decided to volunteer at IJHCC (The Infant Jesus Homes and Children’s Centre), which provides shelter for children in need of protection and care. I really enjoyed taking care of the children and helping

What is the meaning of life? Well known Greek philosphers such as Socrates and Plato believed that our purpose in this life was to gain knowledge in preparation for the next life. Other Philosophers such as Epicurus believed that pleasure is the main goal in life. After giving these ideas lots of thought, I have come to my own conclusion that the true meaning of life is far more complex than either of these; far too complex for any human to fully comprehend. In fact these two different philosophies are only part of the grand picture. If it were that easy for men to figure out our lives wouldn't be so messed up now. The meaning of life revolves around many different things. I

Why are we here? What is our purpose? If man is looking for a purpose, then is he saying

     I can remember as a child always asking myself the “why” questions of life. What is the purpose of life? Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? Why do certain things happen? And is there really a God? I had always kept these questions to myself and eventually pushed them out of my mind altogether. I was raised in a Christian household and you just were not allowed to ask questions of that nature and doubt the faith. The world is the way it is because God made it that way and that is all there is to it. I was really excited to take this class because it would finally give me the opportunity to exercise my personal thoughts and beliefs. I have come to agree with Socrates that “the unexamined life is not

I can remember as a child always asking myself the "why" questions of life. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? Why do certain things happen? And is there really a God? I had always kept these questions to myself and eventually pushed them out of my mind altogether. I was raised in a Christian household and you just were not allowed to ask questions of that nature and doubt the faith. The world is the way it is because God made it that way and that is all there is to it. I was really excited to take this class because it would finally give me the opportunity to exercise my personal thoughts and beliefs. I have come to agree with Socrates that "the unexamined life is not worth living." In my opinion life is a combination of

Life as we know it could vanish within seconds. The next day is not promised to anyone that walks on this earth. As we live our everyday lives peacefully, we tend not to think what our mission or purpose in life is. Instead, we think what we must do for that to be a “successful” person. Despite this way of thinking, just think for a second. What makes life meaningful? What is life anyway? These questions dive right into the heart of the philosophical, psychological, and the biological aspects of life and what the true meaning of life is. This is a very arguable topic due to every person’s different perspective on life and what it means to them. In summary, I personally think that life is simply what you make of it and each person’s accomplishments has its own merit

The topic of life and its meaning has always been an obscure concept. Is life just about being prosperous and getting things done in time as if we are crossing things off a list or is there a deeper meaning to it? Before we go on I would like to ask this, what is the deeper meaning of life for you? This can be a challenging question for some because they might not have thought about this topic and or requires deep amount of discussion in oneself. Everyone will answer this question differently and based on their own life experiences and expectations. If you ask this question to young children they will probably say something along the lines of being happy, make a lot of money and have a big house and a great job. If you ask a middle aged adult the same question they would probably say something similar but including having great health, close relationships, finally finding their place in the world and being satisfied with what they have and where they are in life. As for asking the same question to older adults I would say that at this point deeper meaning of life for them would be something like being happy with retirement, what they have done in their lives, with who they became and are, deeper spiritual life and increasing closeness with the relationships that still remain. These listed are just some examples of how people at different points of their lives would answer this question. If someone would ask me this question right now I