Good morning, and welcome to another edition of "Cup of Chat", I'm your host Jewls Ashner. Today is a very special show dealing with the meaning of life. So often we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life that we forget what is truly scared and important in our lives. More than we w...

Every human institution has a guiding mission statement or philosophy. Yet there is no specific global plan for humanity\'s future. Without a plan, coincidence determines the destination. Instead of leaving its fate up to chance, humanity should select its own destination. To succeed in achieving su...

Search for Life Meaning "Baraka" is an ancient Sufi word meaning a blessing or the breath/essence of life. Through a series of stunning images, the film explores the theme of the essential unity of the cosmos and humankind's search for meaning within it. Throughout the film, one is awar...

When one thinks of enduring in something, athletics comes to mind. Enduring much pain is common in the game of football, while enduring with stamina is a main component in cross-country. However, when one thinks of enduring in life, many topics come to mind. Enduring in life can just mean living ...

In Russell H. Conwell's essay, From Acres of Diamonds, he talks about money being the root of everyone's purpose to live. In order to support and argue Conwell's ideas the principles from the proverbs on money can be looked at. Money is something that is generally accepted as a medi...

In "After Life," by Joan Didion, the author documents her experience of grief after losing her husband, John. Didion's purpose in her memoir is to understand her husband's absence and investigate the events that led up to his death. Through careful examination, it is revealed tha...

In everybody's lives they try to find what their purpose in life is. They try to seek on their own what their life may bring. For every person there is a specific task to be fulfilled. However, that task is not easy to find. Finding the meaning of life in every person is such a difficult task,...

"Religion is our ancient heritage of idea concerning the origin of all living things and the meaning of life."(Spencer, 25) Religion has been around since the beginning of man. The word religion has a different meaning to different cultures. Some believe that it is a type of control and tradition...

What Is the True Meaning of Love? Many people have lost the true meaning of love. Love is a very important part of one's life, and if there is uncertainty, it should not be pursued. The true meaning of love is to be in a complete and total bond with each other and care for each other when ot...

Man's Search for Meaning Recently I read an autobiography by Dr. Viktor E. Frankl called Man's Search for Meaning. In this novel, I learned about a doctor who survived the concentration camps. He pours his heart and soul into this story so that we would get a glimpse of his life duri...

The use of a key in a literary piece is an important element to symbolize a higher meaning within a story. A key could represent many different meanings. For instance, in the story "Bluebeard", the key could represent life or death, knowledge, or the ability to open a whole new dimens...

Man's Search for Meaning In 21th century, every human who exist on earth have a meaning to live a life, someone would like to be doctor, and someone would like to be lawyer or anything. Every one have a right of freedom, religion, and not to be tortured by anyone. There are very few people ...

LifeWhat is it that makes life interesting? Better yet, does life even have a purpose? Right away most people would have answered yes to this question, but how sure are we if "yes" is the right answer. I too question myself if everyone on Earth or this whole universe has a meaning to live. Somet...

LifeWhat is it that makes life interesting? Better yet, does life even have a purpose? Right away most people would have answered yes to this question, but how sure are we if "yes" is the right answer. I too question myself if everyone on Earth or this whole universe has a meaning to live. Somet...

LifeWhat is it that makes life interesting? Better yet, does life even have a purpose? Right away most people would have answered yes to this question, but how sure are we if "yes" is the right answer. I too question myself if everyone on Earth or this whole universe has a meaning to live. Somet...

Songs Do Have Meanings Songs are an integral part of everyday life. Most people wake up to them, or listen to them on the way to work or even at work. However, most people do not look deeper into the song in order to find the real meaning. Most of the meanings that people come up with are so far o...

Epistemology "Philosophy asks the simple question. What is it all about?"-Alfred North Whitehead. The Greek meaning of philosophy is the love of wisdom. Epistemology includes three basic beliefs: empiricism, rationalism, and Kant's synthesis. These three concepts bring together ...

The word "education" has multiple definitions, depending on the source that defines the word. We know that you must have an education to achieve almost anything, but from who, what or where must this education come from? Do we consider someone with a proper upbringing more educated than ...

The Meaning of Literature Humans need to relate things in order to understand them. This is where metaphors come into play. Metaphors are used in our daily speech as an attempt to bring meaning and to identify with the world around us ("The Motive for Metaphor", Frye). Metaphors have ...

"What is America?" What does it mean to be an American? I'm an American, you're an American, my parents are Americans. We use the word so freely, yet do we really know what it means? Ask twenty different people and chances are you'll get twenty different answers, whic...

There has never been a creature on this Earth that is more complex, innovative, and intelligent than mankind. While mankind is the creator of the wheel, wielder of fire, and master of language; one question has plagued its existence since the beginning of time, \"What is my true purpose in life? Wh...

EUTHANASIAWhen most people think of euthanasia they think simply of death. The word "euthanasia" comes from the Greek word "thanatos, meaning death and the prefix "eu," meaning well or easily. It can easily be defined as a gentle or easy death. Webster's Dictionary defines it as: the deliberate, pa...

Strictly defined, hope means the belief that there are positive outcomes related to the things that happen in one's life. Simply defined, hope means belief. When one has hope, one is able to hang on and continue to persevere, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, things will turn out righ...

Down These Mean Streets, an autobiography by Piri Thomas is about a boy's journey to manhood on the mean streets of New York's Spanish Harlem. While growing up in Harlem, Piri adopted an attitude, which was both hot-tempered and violent. In the end, this personality flaw almost cost hi...

As Old Glory flies in the sky, we are reminded of the meaning of it. Old Glory means a lot to me. Every time I see a flag, I think of the freedom that I have. It shows the unity of the states. The flag is a constant reminder of the justice that we have. I look at Old Glory and see these meanings. ...