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Kennedy NC wrote: ↑02 Jun 2021, 01:53 Indeed, the meaning of life is to create, for we are all blessed with highly creative and imaginative minds that seek to bring something out of nothing. However, I do not think that life is limited merely to creation. We are also tasked with the burden of maintaining, of protecting, of regulating all things that have been created so they do not become a danger to us.

Ghuddie eso wrote: ↑02 Jun 2021, 06:24 I agree with the author here. The meaning of life is to create, in the sense that all we do on earth is seek to create a good life for ourselves and for the next generation.

Natalia Nazeem wrote: ↑02 Jun 2021, 15:55 As a writer, I've found that I'm most satisfied with creating - be it fictional stories, essays, reviews, or letters to friends and loved ones. However, I also know close friends who find deep satisfaction not in creating, but in appreciating - be it an appreciation for a well-developed game, or a book, or a film/TV show. At the end of the day, finding meaning in life depends largely on the individual, and meaning can be found in a multitude of spaces. That's what makes life so meaningful - that meaning can be found anywhere and everywhere.

Piece Nkem wrote: ↑03 Jun 2021, 13:56 The author's Ideology is not far from reality. The intent of life is to be fruitful and multiply one's self. God expressed this in the account of creation when He said to be fruitful and multiply. That is: create! If anyone is not fulfilling this mandate, I feel he's not meeting the purpose of life!

tafta wrote: ↑03 Jun 2021, 23:56 The billions of people that the earth carries, each individual has a purpose to fulfill. We must work consciously towards fulfilling it and leave that print of existence. Which can be called our creation. What we do with ourselves while living, what we make out of our lives. If you just let life happen to you, you become a victim of other people's creation. I agree that to live is to create.

mansi_160 wrote: ↑04 Jun 2021, 06:56 I believe that the meaning of life is not only to create but to enjoy every step of life. Some people get so busy in creating a good life for themselves that they eventually forget how to enjoy the little things in life.
There is much more in life than just creating.

Sohana Hasan wrote: ↑08 Jun 2021, 12:27 My opinion of this would be based on how we define "life." Does this merely mean the years we spend alive or does it also include the years that we are remembered, or kept alive through memories? Creating something tangible may be the only way you can ever be truly remembered.

cd20 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2021, 13:54

Sohana Hasan wrote: ↑08 Jun 2021, 12:27 My opinion of this would be based on how we define "life." Does this merely mean the years we spend alive or does it also include the years that we are remembered, or kept alive through memories? Creating something tangible may be the only way you can ever be truly remembered.

Wow, thank you for bringing such a deep and different perspective to this discussion. I obviously have no answer for that but it is very thought-provoking! I do believe that part of our meaning of life is to create, in part of creating memories, that will help to keep us alive, right?! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Sohana Hasan wrote: ↑09 Jun 2021, 08:53

cd20 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2021, 13:54

Sohana Hasan wrote: ↑08 Jun 2021, 12:27 My opinion of this would be based on how we define "life." Does this merely mean the years we spend alive or does it also include the years that we are remembered, or kept alive through memories? Creating something tangible may be the only way you can ever be truly remembered.

Wow, thank you for bringing such a deep and different perspective to this discussion. I obviously have no answer for that but it is very thought-provoking! I do believe that part of our meaning of life is to create, in part of creating memories, that will help to keep us alive, right?! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I love that! Our lives are often defined by the stories we have and the memories we've made. I would just like to add that this probably includes negatives, as well as positives. Bad memories are just as important as good ones. And people who've done terrible things are still notorious and immortalized in history.