Meanings in Life

Philosophers have always been trying to understand what exactly is ‘meaning’ in life. Is it happiness? Is it success? Or is it love? It could well be one or more of these and others.

I am no philosopher even by any slightest means. All I could really do is to just pen my thoughts. I do not read and attempt to decipher any philosophical thesis on life, nor do I favour any particular school of thoughts. In my simplistic thinking, I place having hopes as an important aspect towards comprehending the ‘meaning’ of life.

To start with I shall quote one of my favourite verse from the Bible:

Rejoice in the glory of God
Rejoice also in sufferings
With sufferings come perseverance
With perseverance, moulds character
And character brings hope
In God, all hopes will be fulfilled

It is apparent that to me, hopes resemble meanings in life.

Imagine a person with no hope in life. There is nothing for him to look forward to, neither are there any futures in stall for him. What is meaning in life to him? I believe we live in the present to build our future, with hopes directing our time and efforts. Some people hope to be wealthy; some people hope to attain reputable status. Some people hope to live comfortably; some people hope to find a job they like. Some people hope for a family; some people hope for kids. Some people hope… the list can go on and on…

Different people have different hopes because we are all unique. However there is always something common. Having hopes propel us to be driven and motivate us to move forward in life. And I think there is nothing more joyful about, having another person working together hand in hand towards our hopes.

We know what our hopes are, and we are going to work on it together. I give praise to God for this special treasure.