mEANING OF LIFE

wHAT IS MEANING OF LIFE?

Throughout the history, humans have constantly strived to quench their thirst for the meaning of life. From various historical precedents and literatures, one can see that humans have an earnest desire for the meaning, believing it will provide them with profound insight. However, humans' attempt to excavate the meaning has always turned out unfruitful, despite the substantial amount of endeavor put into the pursuit. Why does it always come short? Why do we even bother to find the meaning of life?

wHY DOES THE QUEST FOR MEANING ALWAYS COME SHORT?

The thorough investigation of historical events and literatures shows that humans' incapability of discovering the true meaning of life could be attributed to three factors. Mainly:

1. Greed that undermines people's insights into life
2. Complexity of life that no single element can fully define
3. Constraints of society that thwart people to execute certain action.

Now let's find out how these features make the quest for meaning arduous and fruitless.