I know who I want to take me home

I need time to think...

I think i will rant. But I don't know what to rant about.. So I'll type about something else untill I think of it.

Rachel, in her journal watcha-ma-call-it was saying how people will do whatever it takes to gain the attention, and to have the world 'smack dab in the middle of their forhead'. She also said how she's a cynic. Giving the definition... "Someone who beleives everyone is motived by their selfishness". I believe this is true. Think about it. What is everyones goal in life? As a teenager(general populace of teenagers) your goal is to get a good job in life, that makes alot of money, and that you like. Or maybe your goal is to find the love of your life? In highschool. Over... and Over... and Over... and Over again. Life is based on being selfish. In todays society. Look at jobs. We try so hard, to get that promotion, or we try so hard to just get the job. When we do, or if we do, she shut others who tried for the job, thereby advancing ourselves through others disadvantages. So in a way, once you realize this... you have to be a cynic.

Speaking of Life. Lets discuss... The Meaning of Life. First, we must know the defintion of life.. atleast the textbook defintion;

Main Entry: life
Pronunciation: 'lIf
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lives /'lIvz/ 1 a : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional plant or animal from a dead body b : a state of living 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 : a specific part or aspect of the process of living —life·less /'lIf-l&s/ adjective

and our defintion? Would we say the defintion of life is to "Live, Learn, and Prosper"? sure why not. But this cannot be the meaning of life. No matter even if when asked the meaning of somthing we give its defintion. No, because this is not enough. We need something, something material to hold onto, something that can be distinguished above anything else.

So lets look at it this way. Life. To be alive, pulse whatever. When you die. that is the end. When looking for something that you do not know the 'meaning' of, you go for the end result, what occurs as a result of this. As a result of Life... You Die. So, could we simply say the meaning of life is to die? Quite possibly. but still not enough. What good would it be, to live through all the strugles, and aspire to everything, that only ends to be nothing?

So tohse are the answers we have come up with. Which do you choose? certainly.. you may choose one, but is it really what you want your life to mean? The same thing as everyone elses? This is why when we ask the meaning of life, there is none; because we like to keep ourselves hoping that one day we may find OUR answer. Not anyone elses, just our own. is it perhaps each life has its own seperate meaning? I think it may be. Look at Albert Einstein. and Hitler. These people, chose what to do with their life, giving it meaning.

So why do we wait for an answer? When we could give ourselves one.

posted by Matt @ 3:51 PM