Meaning of life facts for kids
Many religions, viewpoints, and creative artists have tried to find the meaning of life, but have no sensible answer. Some people say that we will never know what the meaning of life is. Many religions claim to offer some answers. There are also sets of ideas called philosophies which try to answer this question. There are also artists who paint or create sculptures to try expressing life. There are musicians who write music and writers who write stories that try to explain life.
Many have different opinions on what the meaning is. Some say life is a war zone where we are the soldiers fighting in that war for survival. Some think it is all about the relationships that we make in our life. Some people say that life is full of violence and hatred but some say that life is full of hope and happiness. Still, other people say that the meaning of life is to achieve goals you set in life. According to Douglas Adams, the answer to the question is 42. The biological answer is to have children, which is to pass on your genes. Others say the meaning of life is simply to live your life to the fullest. Some say, however, the meaning of life is simply to give life a meaning. Others, like Solomon, argue that 'life is useless'. (Ecclesiastes 1:2)
Images for kids
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DNA, the molecule containing the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of all known living organisms.
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The metric expansion of space. The inflationary epoch is the expansion of the metric tensor at left.
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Plato and Aristotle in The School of Athens fresco by Raphael. Plato is pointing heavenwards to the sky, and Aristotle is gesturing to the world.
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Immanuel Kant is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the late Enlightenment.
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The End of the World by John Martin.
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Edvard Munch's The Scream, a representation of existential angst.
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The "Happy Human" symbol representing secular humanism.
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Symbols of the three main Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro is symbolic of Christianity, illustrating the concept of seeking redemption through Jesus Christ.
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A golden Aum written in Devanagari. The Aum is sacred in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religions.
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Charles Allan Gilbert's All is Vanity, an example of vanitas, depicts a young woman amidst her makeup and perfumes, preoccupied with her own beauty at the mirror of her vanity. But all is positioned in such a way as to make the image of a skull appear, expressing memento mori, that no matter how good she looks, it won't last, as death is inevitable.
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Hamlet meditating upon Yorick's skull has become the most lasting embodiment of the imagery of vanitas, conveying the theme memento mori ('Remember you shall die'). Whatever the meaning of life, it (life) is fleeting.
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See also
In Spanish: Sentido de la vida para niños
