Results: The Meaning of Life
1.
1.
Do you feel like your life has meaning?
Yes, most of the time
44%
•
894 votes
Sometimes
33%
•
673 votes
Not sure or never thought about it
10%
•
194 votes
No
12%
•
250 votes
2.
2.
If yes or sometimes, at what age did you become aware that your life had meaning?
0 - Teens
16%
•
328 votes
Young adulthood: 20s
27%
•
538 votes
Mid: 30-40s
21%
•
430 votes
50-60s
7%
•
134 votes
After 60s
2%
•
32 votes
Um, still waiting
14%
•
273 votes
N/A
14%
•
276 votes
3.
3.
What brought you to the point of feeling like your life has meaning?
An accomplishment, graduated from college
12%
•
245 votes
Found life partner
17%
•
342 votes
Employment
12%
•
236 votes
Religion
18%
•
367 votes
Purchase
3%
•
70 votes
Volunteer work
6%
•
128 votes
Recovering from something (not necessarily an addiction)
11%
•
222 votes
Having kids
25%
•
498 votes
N/A
26%
•
532 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
•
119 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.80% | 22 | |
| grandkids | 0.07% | 2 |
| spirituality | 0.07% | 2 |
| not sure | 0.07% | 2 |
| realizing that your own actions influence others...that means something... | 0.04% | 1 |
| epiphany | 0.04% | 1 |
| joined the us army | 0.04% | 1 |
| taking care of my late father and now my mother, being a prayer for other people's problems | 0.04% | 1 |
| was just thinking about it one day when i was 8 | 0.04% | 1 |
| just being me | 0.04% | 1 |
| saved 2 peoples lives in a car fire | 0.04% | 1 |
| had meaning before senior age not any more | 0.04% | 1 |
| found out that all the above is not the meaning of life but what we choose to express it through. the meaning of life is joy or happiness because we really know god.. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i enjoyed life | 0.04% | 1 |
| got saved and married | 0.04% | 1 |
| everything | 0.04% | 1 |
| realizing that i was loved | 0.04% | 1 |
| spiritual exploration | 0.04% | 1 |
| got ill | 0.04% | 1 |
| parents teaching me so | 0.04% | 1 |
| death of a parent | 0.04% | 1 |
| not sure, a little of most of above | 0.04% | 1 |
| personal relationship with jesus christ the son of god | 0.04% | 1 |
| helping others | 0.04% | 1 |
| getting divorced | 0.04% | 1 |
| loss of a loved one | 0.04% | 1 |
| an attainable goal | 0.04% | 1 |
| having children | 0.04% | 1 |
| bringing kindness to the world gives life meaning at any age | 0.04% | 1 |
| growing up | 0.04% | 1 |
| teaching my two girls how to drive | 0.04% | 1 |
| living life | 0.04% | 1 |
| just always knew | 0.04% | 1 |
| life | 0.04% | 1 |
| recovering from injury. | 0.04% | 1 |
| realized that 7 immediate relatives had died just prior to my birth. | 0.04% | 1 |
| of course life has meaning | 0.04% | 1 |
| realizing was transgendered | 0.04% | 1 |
| recover from my addiction | 0.04% | 1 |
| various things | 0.04% | 1 |
| being loved | 0.04% | 1 |
| accomplished something | 0.04% | 1 |
| it was simply obvious to me from the begining. | 0.04% | 1 |
| living | 0.04% | 1 |
| still waiting for life meaning! | 0.04% | 1 |
| confronted a gold digger in court. | 0.04% | 1 |
| not religion, but choosing to learn about god and forming a relationship with him. | 0.04% | 1 |
| age/health problems | 0.04% | 1 |
| just always felt that way | 0.04% | 1 |
| caring for others | 0.04% | 1 |
| growing up... | 0.04% | 1 |
| i use to feel that my life had meaning but it has been put on pause at the moment. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i noticed the importance of school | 0.04% | 1 |
| family | 0.04% | 1 |
| loving my family and being there for them even if they did not care about me or realize my impact and probably won't until it is to late | 0.04% | 1 |
| fghdfg | 0.04% | 1 |
| honoring jesus | 0.04% | 1 |
| being alive | 0.04% | 1 |
| looking after parent | 0.04% | 1 |
| taking care of my mom for 10 years | 0.04% | 1 |
| suffering from mental illness and having to struggle through it every day | 0.04% | 1 |
| first real boyfriend | 0.04% | 1 |
| when my family got sick | 0.04% | 1 |
| woke up | 0.04% | 1 |
| a close call with death. | 0.04% | 1 |
| rescuing animals in need! | 0.04% | 1 |
| loss of parents | 0.04% | 1 |
| still wondering | 0.04% | 1 |
| age | 0.04% | 1 |
| death of a close friend, recently. | 0.04% | 1 |
| other | 0.04% | 1 |
| always had it | 0.04% | 1 |
| jesus christ isn't merely about religion, but relationship w/ god | 0.04% | 1 |
| a song by chicago | 0.04% | 1 |
| jesus christ. not religion but relationship with him | 0.04% | 1 |
| taking care of my mom. | 0.04% | 1 |
| got old | 0.04% | 1 |
| no particular event | 0.04% | 1 |
| cancer scare | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am a recovering heroin addict. i am getting help for my addiction. | 0.04% | 1 |
| when i was able to help someone in need | 0.04% | 1 |
| military service | 0.04% | 1 |
| knowing jesus, give meaning to our lives!!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| rewarding job helping people | 0.04% | 1 |
| stuff | 0.04% | 1 |
| it was a realization in a high school history class | 0.04% | 1 |
| leaving home | 0.04% | 1 |
| no point, i just knew | 0.04% | 1 |
| caregiving | 0.04% | 1 |
| grandson | 0.04% | 1 |
| jesus christ and the holy bible | 0.04% | 1 |
| a combination of things, including my faith | 0.04% | 1 |
| i've had all the above, and still no purpose at age 75 | 0.04% | 1 |
| just being | 0.04% | 1 |
| always knew | 0.04% | 1 |
4.
4.
Check off what you feel you have achieved or currently have:
Your full potential
11%
•
228 votes
Having purpose
42%
•
854 votes
A reasong for living
48%
•
969 votes
Having knowledge of what you would die for (Your country, religious beliefs, etc)
25%
•
509 votes
N/A
24%
•
487 votes
5.
5.
If you're a parent ....
These are not things that I have or would discuss with my kids until later
9%
•
184 votes
I would never discuss with my kids, they need to find these life elements on their own
11%
•
218 votes
I would talk to my kids about these elements of life
37%
•
735 votes
N/A
45%
•
910 votes
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