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meaning of life Sometimes when we lose somebody or leave some place, we may feel uncomfortable and doubt the meaning of life. This feeling could be overwhelming or even destructive. To avoid this, one may spend a lot of time pondering over the question of “to be or not to be”, or soak oneself in anything as long as one can get lost. If we are supported firmly by some people, like parents or friends who know deeply about us, this feeling might not be as strong, because we can see obviously that hope is there and all that suffer is meaningful — even if we die of something, some people will remember us. So in this way, we may say that the meaning of life is to exchange social support. When we have some backup, we can sleep in peace at night without the fear of predators; when we serve as a backup to others, we enjoy the tranquility of the soul and believe that everything is worthwhile. So as Maslow said, one seeks support from the outer world at the beginning for provision, hugging, and other forms of security, and when feeling safe enough, one might start to think about self-esteem, which means to give more than to get, mostly in one's talented way. As a result, one establishes some win – win cooperation with the world. But life would seldom be smooth like a piece of ribbon. Even those who are pursuing self-esteem might sometimes feel insecure. So as someone once said, “Begin with confusion, and end with an advanced layer of confusion. ” What’s the ultimate meaning of life? Maybe there will never be a consensus. But as Descartes once said, “cogito ergo sum”, so a feeling of uncertainty might also be a good thing, because that could make us feel real. A sense of existence, maybe that is one of the simple versions of the meaning of life.

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Meaning of life

Sometimes when we lose somebody or leave some place, we may feel uncomfortable and doubt the meaning of life. This feeling could be overwhelming or even destructive. To avoid this, one may spend a lot of time pondering over the question of “to be or not to be”, or soak oneself in anything as long as one can get lost.


If we are supported firmly by some people, like parents or friends who know deeply about us, this feeling might not be as strong, because we can see obviously that hope is there and all that suffer is meaningful — even if we die of something, some people will remember us.


So in this way, we may say that the meaning of life is to exchange social support. When we have some backup, we can sleep in peace at night without the fear of predators; when we serve as a backup to others, we enjoy the tranquility of the soul and believe that everything is worthwhile.


So as Maslow said, one seeks support from the outer world at the beginning for provision, hugging, and other forms of security, and when feeling safe enough, one might start to think about self-esteem, which means to give more than to get, mostly in one's talented way. As a result, one establishes some win – win cooperation with the world.
But life would seldom be smooth like a piece of paper (smooth like a piece of cloth? smooth like a ribbon?). People may feel insecure sometimes when they are pursuing self-esteem. So as someone once said, "Begin with confusion, and end with an advanced layer of confusion.”


What’s the ultimate meaning of life?
Maybe there will never be a consensus answer. But as Descartes once said, “cogito ergo sum”, so a feeling of confusion (or ambiguity or uncertainty) might also be a good thing, because that could make us feel real.
A sense of existence, maybe that is one simple version of the meaning of life.

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I enjoyed reading this, very philosophical and nice reference to Maslow :)

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meaning of life

Sometimes, when we lose somebody or leave a place we love, we (may) feel uncomfortable and question/doubt the meaning of life. This feeling could be overwhelming or even destructive; and to avoid this, we may spend a lot of time pondering over the phrase of “To be, or not to be”, or soak ourselves in anything, as long as we can lose ourselves in them. ( change to plural to skipped the cumbersome "He/She")
If we are firmly supported firmly by some people, such as our parents or friends who know deeply about us deeply, this feeling may not be that intense/strong, because we can see obviously that hope is obviously still there for us  and all that  sufferings have a meaning — even if we die of something, there will still be some people who remember us.

> "Like" is to be similar but including the one mentioned ."Such as" is including the one mentioned  Eg I like a girl like her > not her but like her . I like a girl such as her > her and any other girl similar to her ( But just be sure you know how it can be interpreted , though its common to ignore this fact.)


So, in a way, we may can say that the meaning of life is about social interdependence. When we feel secure with ourselves,  have some backup, we can sleep peacefully at night, without having to fear of any adversity; and when we serve as a pillar of support for others, we will find tranquillity within our soul, as we believe that everything we have done is worthwhile.
So, as Maslow had said, "One seeks/We seek/ support from the outer world at the beginning for provision, love, and other forms of security; and when feeling safe enough, one/we might start to think about our self-esteem, which meaning one has/we have to give more than one/we receive in whatever way one/we can. > To avoid this,try using plural "we", since using "he/she" or "one"is  disruptive to the flow of the sentence.

As a result, one establishes some win – win cooperation with the world. ?? > As a result, we end up feeling like a winner -- a winner in society.
But life would is seldom as smooth as a piece of paper ? > But life is not as smooth sailing as it seems.

Sometimes, people may feel insecure sometimes when they are pursuing self-esteem. As someone had once said, "To begin with confusion, and end with  layers of confusion. ”
What’s the ultimate meaning of life?
Maybe, there will never be a consensus on the right answer. But, as Descartes had once said, “Cogito ergo sum," -- which means "To have a feeling of confusion might also be a good thing, since that could make us feel more human"
To have a sense of one's existence, maybe, that is one simple interpretation of the meaning of life.

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