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A 9 page paper that considers the question of the meaning of life. This is a question that has been perplexing man probably since shortly after man appeared on earth. It is a question that has been addressed by physicists, philosophers, theologians, Biblical scholars, psychologists and just about everyone else. It is a question with no definitive answer. This is a question people often ask as they realize their own mortality. The writer includes famous quotes from a number of individuals. The essay addresses spirituality and faith and the opinions of some ancient Greek philosophers. The writer discuses Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus and Frankl's will to meaning. Camus suggests that life is nothing more than a journey to death. Alan Watts offered insight into the difficulty of finding an answer by using a saying from Lao-tzu. The Epic of Gilgamesh is also mentioned in illustrating the importance of reading old stories to learn what we do not know. The essay ends with personal statements regarding the search for meaning in life. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Biblical scholars, psychologists and just about everyone else. It is a question that stumps many individuals. Before discussing the topic in a cohesive and comprehensive manner, lets take a look
at some famous quotes about the meaning of life, provided by Rich Geib (1996): * The decisive question for man is: Is he related to something infinite or not?
That is the question of life. Carl Jung in Memories, Dreams and Reflections. * The purpose of life is the maturing of the soul. Do not pursue what is illusory,
such as property and position. All that is gained at the expense of the nerves, decade after decade, and is confiscated in the fell night. Alexander Solzhenitzyn. * Live dangerously.
Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius. Frederick Nietzsche in Gay Science. * Life is a romantic business. It is painting a picture, not doing a sum - but
you have to make the romance, and it will come to the question how much fire you have in your belly. Oliver Wendell Holmes. * It was previously a question
of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. It has now become clear, on the contrary, that it will be lived all the
better if it has no meaning." Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus. * Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. Jean
de la Bruyere * Now the answer...is plain, but it is so unpalatable that most men will not face it. * There is no reason for life and life has
no meaning. W. Somerset Maughn in The Summing Up * Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard. Why do we even ask the
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