Eversincethedawnofhumancognition,we'veponderedthequestion"Whatisthemeaninginlife?".Thousandsoftheorists,philosophers,andreligiousleadershavetriedtodevelopasetofmoralandspiritualprinciplesinanattempttoanswertheultimatequestion.

　　Methodsonfindingmeaningsinlifevaryasmuchasthepeoplepracticethem.Differentpeoplewillpursuedifferentlifegoalsdependingontheirculturalbackground,religiousbeliefs,andpresentdayexperience.Forexample,aBuddhistwoulddevotehis(her)lifetoescapethecycleofsufferingandrebirth,bydoinggoodandwholesomedeedstobuildagoodkarmaandtoresistthecravingsthatareperceivedassourcesofhappinessinthemodernworld.Ontheotherhand,acorporateinvestormayholdtheviewthatthegoaloflifeispower,whetheroverfinance,economyorpolitics,andthestepstoachievethiswillbetheprinciplesthatgovernlife.

　　Thousandsofyearslater,wearestilllookingforthemeaninginlife,andwewillcontinuetodoso.Sincenoneofthecurrentmethodhasbeenproveduniversal,curiosityandthedesireforhappinesswilldrivethesearchfortheonetrueanswer.Inthemeantime,wecanstartwiththelittlethings,doingonedeedatatime;tryingtofindthatsenseofpurpose,fulfillingtheheart.