The Meaning Of Life

Meanings that people believe lead to a full and happy life

Happiness

Pronunciation: 'ha-pi-n&s

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 obsolete : good fortune : PROSPERITY

2 a : a state of well-being and contentment : JOY b : a pleasurable or satisfying experience

3 : FELICITY, APTNESS

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Love

Pronunciation: 'l&v

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lEof dear, Latin lubEre, libEre to please Date: before 12th century

1 a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties

(2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests b : an assurance of love

2 : warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion

3 a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration b (1) : a beloved person : DARLING -- often used as a term of endearment (2) British -- used as an informal term of address

4 a : unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (1) : the fatherly concern of God for humankind (2) : brotherly concern for others b : a person's adoration of God

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Life

Pronunciation: 'lIf

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural lives /'lIvz/

Etymology: Middle English lif, from Old English lIf; akin to Old English libban to live -- more at LIVE

Date: before 12th century

1 a : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body b : a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings -- compare VITALISM 1 c : an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction

2 a : the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual b : one or more aspects of the process of living

3 : BIOGRAPHY 1

4 : spiritual existence transcending physical death

5 a : the period from birth to death b : a specific phase of earthly existence c : the period from an event until death d : a sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's life

6 : a way or manner of living

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Money

Pronunciation: 'm&-nE

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural moneys or mon·ies /'m&-nEz/

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Middle French moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money -- more at MINT

Date: 14th century

1 : something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: as a : officially coined or stamped metal currency b : MONEY OF ACCOUNT c : PAPER MONEY

2 a : wealth reckoned in terms of money b : an amount of money c plural : sums of money : FUNDS

3 : a form or denomination of coin or paper money

4 a : the first, second, and third place winners (as in a horse or dog race) -- usually used in the phrases in the money or out of the money b : prize money

5 a : persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth b : a position of wealth

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Friend

Pronunciation: 'frend

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English frend, from Old English frEond; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English frEon to love, frEo free

Date: before 12th century

1 a : one attached to another by affection or esteem b : ACQUAINTANCE

2 a : one that is not hostile b : one that is of the same nation, party, or group

3 : one that favors or promotes something (as a charity)

4 : a favored companion

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Family

Pronunciation: 'fam-lE, 'fa-m&-

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -lies

Etymology: Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant

Date: 15th century 1 : a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head : HOUSEHOLD

2 a : a group of persons of common ancestry : CLAN b : a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock : RACE

3 a : a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation : FELLOWSHIP b : the staff of a high official (as the President)

4 : a group of things related by common characteristics: as a : a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds b : a group of soils that have similar profiles and include one or more series c : a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language

5 a : the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their own or adopted children; also : any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family b : spouse and children

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Above ^^^ are what most people would say you need in order to live a "full" life. You'll need HAPPINESS, LOVE, MONEY,lifE, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS.

Thats what is considered a "real life". Lets face it though.. most people are not happy, have felt the heartless-ness of love, and have grown up in a poor home, and have no money and struggle daily to live, though one thing everyone does have is at least one friend. So, if all you have is a friend and nothing else does that mean that you dont really have a life?..well actually NO.

In my opion forget everything that people say you need for life, because on this page you will find nothing about the "normal" reasons for a full life, my diffinition of life is very different, i think in order to have a full life you need just to experence 8 things in your life. DEPRESSION, LOSS, SUFFERING, HATE, LOVE, COMPASSION, TRUST, and TRUE FRIENDSHIP.

In life more people experince the above 8 reasons then the do the normal 6 reasons. I choose depression because all people need to feel at one point in there life they can't go on, a point where there is nothing left, and they must come out of it and survive to be stronger then they once were.

Then people need to experince Loss because when you lose something that you care about and survive through it then you are a million times stronger, and you also get a taste of what over half the world population feels daily.

Suffering is a normal cause of life, there has to be one time in a persons life that they feel suffering, and again to come through that suffering stronger gives you a better will to live.

Hate, everyone needs to feel it, to realize they are not perfect, hate is something millions in the world show but not many understand the reason of hate what it really means, to say you hate someone when it merly is a dislike, is wrong, but to live i think people should feel hate.

Love, it is the one thing that can make people feel truly alive, and one thing that can kill you slowly from the inside out no emotion on this earth is as great as love can be, so everyone needs to feel love. everyone. its the strongest emotion.

Compassion shows the human spirt in its greatest form it shows the way a mother will die for her child, it shows humanity and without knowing what the human soul can do you are not living.

Trust, its one of the most important things that people need to feel, the need to trust someone with your darkest secrets and to hold their secrets in you, it is a truly wonderful thing.

True Friendship, what else can u say. friendship guides you through all the bumbs in the road of life, you need it, you can not possably live without friendship.

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