The meaning of life

Many people believe it’s impossible to answer the question about the meaning of life. It's often considered an eternal, unanswerable question. But in truth, the meaning of life is not just a question. It is also an answer.

There are many ways to explain it. The meaning of life lies in existence itself. Every person should have a sense of meaning, purpose, essence, and hope… and that cannot be achieved without reflection.

A day without thinking or learning is a lost day. Lost time can never be reclaimed. That’s why, perhaps, the simplest answer is: the meaning of life is life itself.Because without life, there's no point in wondering about its meaning.

The meaning of life is also in hope, in planning, and in belief.

To maintain spiritual balance, a person needs hope. Hope for good things, for change, for a new day. We need to plan, to create, to imagine, to believe that anything is possible.

Maybe the real power lies not in the question “What is the meaning of life?”, but rather:

“How can I give meaning to my own life?”

How do we avoid losing our soul in this physical and material world? How do we survive. Spiritually and physically? Meaning can be found in everything: In ourselves, in others, in nature, in trees, in flowers, in smiles, in joy, in sadness, in mistakes… even in tears and pain.

Because, everything has meaning.

And everything happens for a reason.

We begin to lose meaning only when we stop trying. When we give up, stop thinking, and abandon ourselves.

And meaning is the foundation of life, the source of spiritual strength and survival.

We can find meaning in friendship. Something often taken for granted.

True friendship is a beautiful gift, one that must be appreciated and nurtured.

There is also love. Especially the love between true friends.

The kind of love that asks for nothing, but gives everything.

We find meaning in kind words, compliments, good people, good deeds.

In beautiful photos, blossoming fruit trees, in humility and generosity.

Some people find meaning in nature, others in sacred places, in art, in togetherness.

And some find meaning in all of these at once.

We may say we’ve found meaning in moments when we feel good, when we are aware of ourselves, when we walk the path of self-discovery, and feel gratitude simply for existing.

Meaning often hides in the little things.

Which, in truth, mean everything.

Because… everything has meaning.

Every moment. Every time. Every space.

I once wrote that everything in nature happens for a reason.

In the same way, everything in life happens with purpose.

Everything has a meaning, a purpose, a significance, a reason.

Warm regards,

Antonio Nikolić