Meaning of Life - Why Are We Here?

It’s the existential question we all have asked at least once in our lives - what’s the meaning of life? why are we here on earth? I, too, have struggled to find the answers to those questions for years, until I found the answer through Pomnyun Sunim, from watching one of his Youtube videos.

Before we can answer the meaning of life, we must ask another question - which comes first, the meaning or the existence? Do we exist because there is a meaning behind it, or are we asking for the meaning because we already exist? We exist not because there’s a meaning but we ask for the meaning of life because we already exist. No life, no meaning, and not the other way around. If meaning comes before existence and our lives’ purpose is to fulfill some meaning, where does it come from and where does it go if it doesn’t get fulfilled? Does it transfer over to our children? Or does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

So the correct question to ask is, since you’re already here, how do you want to live your life? Do you want to live happily or unhappily? Do you want to be healthy or unhealthy? It’s up to you to decide how you want to live your own life, anyway you want, as long as you’re not harming anyone, including yourself. 

What’s the meaning of life? What do you want your life’s meaning to be? 

Why are we here? Literally by chance, just like everything else in the universe. 

So instead of asking for the meaning of life, start asking how you want to live your life, and start living a happier, healthier life today.