Question

Q1 Individuals have full responsibility for creating meaning of their lives. Critically evaluate this statement. What could be the possible complications if one fails to find the meaning? Explain your ideas

Answer 1

MEANING OF LIFE

Life is none other than a time period between birth and death, but how a person lived , that is the only question remains after the completion of his life. Each life is different even if some possible similarities are there and personality development is based on many factors, but personality is the major thing that makes influence on every person's life. We usually consider maturity based on age because we are not same as when we were young. So it points to the differences that happen while we grow. Let's consider man as two types, one is ambitious and the other is non ambitious. All of us answered to this enquiry at least once, what would you like to become ? Usual answer in school days were , a doctor, an engineer, a pilot , a teacher and so on. Many of us answered so because,just the situation compelled to say it. I haven't identified my ambition yet, it is strange to remember an answer like this. If one says so, it will be more genuine than the other readymade replies and it does not prove that he has no ambition but he don't know that.

Humans are social beings and cannot lead a normal life in isolation. So our life style has a deep interrelation with the society we belong to. The process of personality development is based on the circumstances we encounter with. The desire to lead a meaningful life usually occurs after getting enough understanding about the need of living, it is not same for everyone because priority decides it. We can consider two persons of same age, one is wishing to become a well known musician , which can be called as ambition and the other is wishing to get a job somehow, because he is responsible to take care of his parents who are deceased, it reveals that both are going to try their best to achieve what they want and it is not same to each. The one who is wishing a career in music must have a good financial condition in his family ,so he may want to be trained by an institute in order to keep himself best. The one who wants job, will try for it to earn money for keeping his family safe from the insufficiency of money.

Here, both of them are willing to do something, that will bring satisfaction and meaning on their life. If one fail to find the meaning of his life, it will haunt him. It is possible to find the meaning anytime, but after a certain time, it will not be possible.We are aware of many well known personalities, there are some who are not even living now and there are others who found their life's meaning but got famous only with their family members. So, it is necessary to have a vision in life, whatever it is, try for it. It will bring happiness and meaning in your life. Do anything that makes you happy and make sure that others are not disturbed by it.