The meaning of life was also thought of by ancient philosophers. This concept means the search for the ultimate goal of human existence. Today the notion of "meaning of life" is constantly considered by theologians, psychologists, artists, poets. They consider what is the most worthy meaning of life. In the process of life and human activity, its basic life goals are formed. They depend on his social status, way of life, attitudes, views. Achieving success, prosperity, happiness can well become the meaning of many people's lives.
No animal thinks about the meaning of its life. To live without meaning is one of the aspects that distinguish it from man. It is not enough for a person simply to eat, sleep and multiply. He will not be happy, being content exclusively with physiological needs. The meaning of life forms a goal for a person, to which he must strive. It plays the role of a kind of life compass. And it's natural that sometimes a person gets off the path he has planned, gets on the wrong roads, returns to different starting points, strayed, looks for an alternative way out. Sometimes he can get lost in the maze of wrong roads. It is not uncommon for people to look out for years without seeing the sun and white light. This condition can be called depression.
Where did you lose your meaning of life?
Some people sincerely believe that there is no meaning in life. This can only be asserted if you have been searching for the meaning of life for a while, and through futile search you have come to the conclusion that it is not there. But most likely, these people did not even think about such an important issue, or not there they were looking for.
How to live if there is no meaning in life? People who have a tragedy in their lives often think about this issue. It can be the loss of a loved one. Or the situation that changed the life of a person, which made it not full. Often, people do not have the meaning of life, after accidents. Many teenagers lose the meaning of life because of unhappy love. Few people think about this issue, when in a person's life everything is fine.
And even more often, life becomes meaningless for ordinary panic-strikers. A person can simply lose work, money, status, and no longer knows how to live life on. What is a lost job? Never mind. There will be another. But a person in a state of panic and depression can not understand himself, can not ask himself the question: "Was the meaning of his life consisted only in what I lost? "Turn around yourself. Look carefully, maybe there are people who are worried about you, who need your support and care. If you have a joint grief, your support is simply necessary. Maybe the meaning of your life lies in these people, not in the lost goods. Think about how it hurts to look at you in a state of complete uncertainty and constant depression. What is it for them to watch how you eat yourself from the inside out. Do not be selfish towards people who love you. Perhaps, for some of them you are the meaning of life. Life is so short, you have so much time to do. How to survive if there is no meaning in life? It is necessary to find it. Much of our life is learned in comparison. No matter how bad you feel, there will always be people who are much worse. Often these people do not lose heart and find the strength to live on. Go to shelters, orphanages, nursing homes. Follow the self-control of people living in these institutions. Communicate with these people. Each of them will have a couple - three stories, from which the hair stand on end. But they find the strength to enjoy elementary things: the sunrise, the arrival of summer, the butterfly that has flown through the window. Things that you did not notice before, and your whole life was taken for granted. Perhaps it is necessary to look at this world in a new way. This should provoke the emergence, if not the meaning of life, then at least the emergence of interest in it.
Perhaps, it is still possible to correct ...
Start doing something with yourself. Think of a hobby, go in for sports, get a little animal. Caring for someone will make you the right person. You will be left feeling of unclaimedness. Only you can help yourself. Yes, there are relatives, friends, acquaintances who will try to get you out of a state of constant depression. But as long as you do not want to do it yourself, until you make an effort to do it yourself, nothing will come of it. Only you need to find a rope that will lead you out of the all-consuming quagmire. Your life is only in your hands.
People who have lost the meaning of life are engaged in self-deception. The best motivation for a person is his own desires. Only you, you can adjust yourself in such a way that your life will acquire meaning in all colors. Life has exactly the value that we want to give it. The goals that a person sets for himself - often he is still unknown. A girl who dreams of marriage does not yet know what it will all lead to. She wants something unknown. Young people who want to get fame do not yet know what it is. What makes sense to our actions is always for us - something unknown. Therefore, it is necessary to set a clearly defined goal. Speak it, or better yet - write it down. It can be anything: the achievement of earnings of a certain amount of money, the purchase of movable, immovable property, the birth of a child. The list can be continued indefinitely. Everyone has their own dreams, and accordingly - their goals. Divide them into short-term and long-term ones. Write down specific dates when you plan to reach them. Put on the last place the goal, which today seems to you a fantasy, complete absurdity. This is done so that, if you achieve all the goals, you do not again have a sense of losing the meaning of life. For what you always had something to strive for.
And remember, you can live without meaning, but there can be no meaning without life.