Evaluation:
Published: 23.05.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Meaning of Life', 1.
Extract

If one were to conduct a survey of one hundred random people posing the question of the meaning of life, the answers given would vary drastically among those questioned. The most popular answer, however cliché, would most likely be, "to find love." From the time that we are infants we are shown, as well as told, about stories that finish "...happily ever after". The feelings that are associated with these mental images make us feel light-hearted and genuinely happy inside. Therefore, at this stage in our lives, we base happiness and sometimes success on the love that we receive from others throughout life. It is not until we are left alone in a society that is based on money that our true feelings may begin to change. …

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