Why do we live? 35 Articles

by Ms. Shell

Why do we live? Why do we exist is and what is our purpose? This has to be the ultimate question with an answer that is only one's theory or speculation. Those who have a strong religious upbringing may believe that they ...read more

by C T

I believe the answer can be found in the Bible: Acts 17:26-27 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of t...read more

by Melissa Marshall

We are here for a purpose and to live life to the fullest. We will encounter many different situations that we have to deal with and along with that is, that we have to make discisions. How we are raised and how we are r...read more

by Lyman Stone

We live because oxygen reaches our lungs and we have the innate reflexive reaction to breath and our heart pumps blood through our veins. We live because we live. If you ask more the question of what is the purpose of l...read more

by Suzy Charnas

I don't know for certain why we live; but lately I've had some ideas about an answer, prompted by a ten-year period of very vivid and memorable dreams. These dreams took me through what appeared to be one past life after ...read more

by Gabrielle Wiker

Why do we live? Everyday people are faced with that inevitable question. So, why do we live? Every person in this universe has a plan made out, a plan to accomplish something. Whether it be one makes a scientific disco...read more

by Lisa Shaw

Why am I alive? Not surprisingly, this is a question I ask myself more frequently when I'm feeling depressed, useless, and things just aren't going the way I thought they would despite my best intentions. I think many o...read more

by Karen Ambrose

The following is a poem I wrote during a time I was wondering, why do we live and, what is life really about. I hope that it helps explain to some that life is full of many different challenges but they are placed before...read more

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by Aaron Chris

Why do we live? A fascinating question that has boggled the minds of men and women alike throughout the ages. The ethical end of life as Aristotle points out is happiness and in fact this could be considered to be the why ...read more

by The Last Samurai

Quite simply: we exist! We are a product of time and circumstance or situation. I do not believe in a God. I believe Jesus was simply a man like you and me. It says God created the world in 7 days - but those of you that b...read more

by Abdul Karim

When the question "Why do we live here ?" is asked, one of a variety of questions may be implied, such as: "What is the meaning of life?","What is the origin of life?","What is the nature of life (and of the universe in wh...read more

by Traci Martin

We live because we can. Because that is how we find the highest of highs, and the lowest of lows. The sights, sounds, scents, the feel of everything around us. As spiritual beings, we can't have these senses. We have p...read more

by Brandon Davis

According to the Bible, humans were created for the sole purpose of bringing glory to God. It may seem arrogant or prideful for God to want glory, but because God is perfect and all powerful, all knowing, and all lovi...read more

by Libertine

Have you ever met yourself? If someone had asked me that question a year ago I would have looked at them like they were crazy. Yes I do know that it looks, on first glance, like an inane question however it is, infact, pr...read more

by Rebecca Reeves

As long as humans exist and can think there will always be those who question the basis of living or existing. Some will be tortured with this question while they attempt to prove scientific theories and find the keys tha...read more

by Orion Chandler

Why do we live is a simple question. Its answer varies from person to person in complexity. However, it is my belief that the answer actually is quite simple, regardless who you are or what you believe. Although their are ...read more

by William Simm

Dragon Lady. I feel everything yet nothing. My time ends yet whilst I die I live. The city of god is where I live yet he says noting to me. We perpetuate our existence only to see that the end is all we can find. Scienc...read more

by Ricky Cranford

All of my life, I have wondered if what I was told was the truth, if there was more to existence than living. What is the ultimate goal for humans, if there is such a thing? Is it to live long, free, and peacefully, or is ...read more

by Joel White

The Pungent Clone What, today, shall be forgotten? The trees grow, now in fear of man, to thus construct a new deity: destruction. This new deification is surreptitious now, but the hewed ends of this long and grievous...read more

by Ashby Lennard

Life is, I believe, a struggle through contradictions. One of the most fundamental of those is that of subject and object. Where does one end and the other begin? Is there anything outside of my own consciousness, or do...read more