Extracted and cited from my ex-secondary schoolmates, Hai Yuan's Blog at http://lokehaiyuan.blogs.friendster.com/haiyuan/2007/08/post.html, which was posted on 8th August, 2007.
Just want to share it to you guys out there...
"... 我昨天在MSN放了这样的问题：有谁能够告诉我，生命有什么意义。结果今天早上看到老爸的电邮，内容是这样的：
My dear Hai Yuan,
I refer to your open question in Windows Live Messenger.
There is no final answer to the old question of the meaning of life since the ancient days, not by the many scholars in religions or philosophy or whatever, despite many thoughts or meditation or discussions or even arguments or fighting to get it!
But, I would like to share with you my simple answer to it.
There are three vital points regarding to the meaning of life:
(1) Life is very precious; if you study the astrology, earth science and life science you will know that the chance of you or me coming alive into this world is practically almost zero! In a nutshell, we are very very lucky to be living here on earth indeed, so we should appreciate it and try to make fully out of it while we are still alive!
(2) Life is very difficult; from the human history, psychology, art and social science, we have to go through so many difficult things like emotions such as greed and fear, human inequality and social injustice, sufferings in famine, poverty, disease, war and killing and natural calamity etc........In a nutshell, we have to fight for survival and have to work very hard and smart to overcome all the difficulties and get all the freedoms (financial or spacial or social) we want!
(3) Life is to live and let live; thanks to our ancestors efforts in the past, we are all here today......try to be healthy, to be rich, to be happy etc.... and to help others also to be healthy, rich and happy etc within our means.....to help create a better world and environment for our future generations......In a nut shell, there are many things to keep us busy within our limited lifetime! ....We should not spend too much time in thinking such as day dreaming and meditation as life is too short and precious to waste.....and we should spend more time in doing the practical things to improve our world and life!
Let us be one of those tiny stars in the milky way; let us be a drop of water in the vast ocean; let us be a sand particle on our good earth; let us be a part of human history, however small it will be!..... although some of us may try to be the brightest star, the cleanest water droplet and the biggest sand particle!....I think that this is the meaning of life!
Your ever loving,
Daddy
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Comments
I am totally agreed with your father's opinion. And I may add one point. Life is like a roller coaster. Sometime we have to face the reality when there is an up-and-down time. Always be wise, patient, honest and open-minded to yourself. You will enjoy and appreciate the roller coaster ride too.
Posted by: Z w August 9, 2007 02:32 PM"
I am totally agreed with your father's opinion. And I may add one point. Life is like a roller coaster. Sometime we have to face the reality when there is an up-and-down time. Always be wise, patient, honest and open-minded to yourself. You will enjoy and appreciate the roller coaster ride too.
Posted by: Z w August 9, 2007 02:32 PM"
