This is the most important question people have ever asked. When this question is asked, no one expects a short and satisfactory answer. But that doesn't mean the question shouldn't be discussed. One of the things we learn from philosophy is how to analyze any question first. Before answering, make it clear that the question is actually being asked. When someone asks, "What does this mean?" So what kind of answer can satisfy him?
The most common type of meaning is to find the definition of something. "What does Tabassum Hai Panhani mean?" This means that the word should be explained in such a way that it is understood when read. For this I take the help of a dictionary and find out that "this is a hidden smile which is also hidden and shown". Now if I look at the meaning of life from the dictionary, I find twenty-one different meanings, "the interval from birth to death", "the quality that separates the living from the inanimate". No, the person asking this question does not want to ask this, the question is something else.

Another type of meaning is symbolic. One person is holding a flag. When I ask, "What does this flag mean?" So I want to know why this is being done. What is the deep thought behind it? What does it symbolize and what is its message? But that doesn't mean the meaning of life. Life is not a sign of anything, it is not a sign of anything. The questioner himself is inquiring about life.
There is a third way to discover meaning. Nothing is understood, it is a question of help. Suppose you went to see a movie and were half an hour late. In the scene, a boy sees a man approaching him and blinks at the child standing next to him. "What does it mean to wink?" You think it has something to do with the plot of the film and you think that if some things are found out then you will be able to understand it. Maybe something happened between them in the early scenes. "What does it mean to blink?" The question is, "What do I need to know to understand how to blink?"
Now we are moving forward. Life is like that. The early scenes of a very long movie are long gone. We have entered this theater and will leave long before the end of the story. We are well aware that the few minutes we are going to spend in a state of confusion will require a lot of knowledge to understand it all. We don't even know what we don't know. We also know that this question cannot be framed properly. So when someone asks, "What is the meaning of life?" So he does not expect a straightforward answer as a result of which he will understand everything. It only happens in the hope that there will be some insight, some kind of address, some kind of understanding by listening to it or some recognition of something that was hidden from sight at first and from which all this begins to become a thing of the past. Be done
If this question is simply re-framed, it will be, "Tell me an address about life." This will satisfy the questioner with an answer that gives an insight into an aspect.
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Now, if this question is further broken down, two separate parts emerge from it. One is, "Why are we here?" The second part is that. "Now that we're here, what do we have to do?" That is, how to live a good, contented, meaningful life. These are two different questions.
Without purpose and target, man can live like any other animal by default, but there is another part of the human mind that thinks abstractly, can see and ask apart from the herd of animals. "what am I doing? Where am I going? ”
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The first question looks at life from the outside. He sees people, the earth and the stars as objects. This is the field of Theology, Physics and Biology.
The second question looks at life from within. That is, how do I find meaning and purpose in life? This is the field of Theology, Philosophy and Psychology.
The second question is empirical. After all, why do some people live a meaningful life with great enthusiasm, commitment and zeal while some people go away living a useless and empty life?
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When a computer breaks down, it cannot repair itself. You have to open it and do something. The metaphor of the computer is so deeply ingrained in our thinking that some people think of humans as computers, which can be repaired or reprogrammed, but humans are not computers. They repair themselves. A better metaphor would be a plant. If the plant is not completely dead, it can return to a good and strong life if the conditions are right. It cannot be fixed. Appropriate conditions can be given. Water, sunshine and dust ... And then the wait can be over. The rest is plant work.
What are these favorable conditions? Their greatest component is love. No man, woman or child is the only island. We are ultra social. Can't live without your friends and colleagues. The other component is round and has a flu state. The work in which the world is not immersed. These rounds and these flu can be created in any way, but in the modern world, flu is usually caused by one's own work. Work means anything that is a big part of your life, including being a student and a full-time mother.
Love and work for human beings are like sunshine and water for plants.
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Robert White, a Harvard psychologist, first observed in 1959 that the theory of attitudes at the time did not explain a big point. People not only work for a purpose but also work for a purpose and it starts from childhood. Ring the bell with your arm or turn the wheel. Older children also enjoy solving problems. Interested in sports that challenge them. Work is not compulsion, work is life.
When people retire or become unemployed or win the lottery or any other event that causes work to stop and no alternative engagement is found, it has a very negative effect on them. (Livelihood is not a problem here). White calls it a desire to make an impact and contribute to the world. For them, it is our basic need, like water and food. It makes us happy to move towards our set target.
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People see their work in three ways. A job, a career or a purpose in life. When it is seen as a job, it is done for money. The clock is ticking to see if it's time to leave, waiting for the weekend to take part in a good hobby. If it is seen as a career then big targets can be set. Looking for a way to progress and gain respect. Strive for it Devotion to them gives energy. Sometimes the work is taken home. But many times the thought comes why? If it is seen as the purpose of life in which the purpose is to do good deeds, then the side things do not matter. Opportunities for the flu can come in a day. Can't wait to go home all the time. Even if the lottery comes out, we will continue this work.
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It may come to your mind that the purpose of work is limited to professions like doctor or teacher etc. but this is not the case. It can happen in any profession. Amy Virginsky, a New York University psychologist, studied the cleaning staff at a hospital. Some of them considered themselves part of the healing team. Just didn't wait for the order. Relaxing the sick on their own or assessing the need for a doctor and nurse became their purpose in life. He could do more than anyone else and it became a source of satisfaction for him.
Research on positive psychology shows that we can find flu moments in almost every profession. If you're stuck somewhere, take a step back and see how your work can be reframed. It may require some extra work. With a new mind it becomes easier to see yourself as part of a bigger picture.
Happiness and contentment in life does not come only from within, it does not come only from outside. It comes out of them.
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The next big connection with love and work is with something bigger than yourself. (Post below for this)
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What does life mean? There is no single satisfactory answer to this, but we can say that contentment and happiness are not something to be found, to be obtained, and to be achieved. Things can be fixed and can be waited for. Some things are inside you while some are outside. Just as plants need sun water and good soil, so people need love, work and something more important than themselves. Trying to build a good relationship between yourself and others, trying to build a positive relationship between yourself and your work, and seeking a connection between yourself and something greater than yourself, these are the things in life that are worth doing. If you fix them, then wait, these goals and meanings will gradually emerge on their own.