Can some one tell me what the point of life is ?

Question

i am feeling very down and upset and i was just want too know what the point of life is because i dont know please help me :(

Answer 1

to be happy which it seems like you're not right now.  You don't say what you're feeling down and upset so I guess it's too private for you to write on this page.  If you would like you can contact me via my profile and we can communicate further.  However my internet at home was not working before (i am at work right now and will be leaving shortly) so if I'm not able to get back to you tonight please don't think I'm ignoring you, I will reply as soon as I can, and I hope that you do feel better soon!!!

take care hun x

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Oh Shivon, I am so sorry to hear about your mum, I can appreciate what a hard time you must be having right now and it's very justified to feel the way you do.

Perhaps you could contact childline and talk to a trained professional there?  The number is 0800 1111 and it's a free call and won't show up on your phone bill.   It's also a confidential service and I have called them myself when I was your age and they are very helpful in my experience.

Please speak to someone - don't bottle your feelings up inside!  

Who are you staying with currently - if you trust them then tell them how you are feeling and allow them to comfort you as best they can!

I see you're from Ireland, not sure whether Northern Ireland or Eire - if NI you can still call childline, if not the link below is for a search result there are 3 options for you to click on - please have a look there if you feel up to it.

And also (cheesy as this may sound) do me a favour - put your right hand on your left shoulder and your left hand on your right shoulder and squeeze - I just gave you a big hug and hope you felt it!

Hope to hear from you soon and fingers crossed my internet will be up and running by tomorrow so I can speak to you more then x

Answer 2

no not your life only you no that

Answer 3

I truly believe that this is the point of life:-

Your purpose in life is to find your gift

Your work in life is to develop your gift

The meaning of life is to give away your gift

The more we nurture the spirtual growth of others the more we grow..........................which in effect means that when we help others we help ourselves, the same as when we make someone else laugh we laugh ourselves

The above are some of the principles for being happy...................

Unfortunately, although life can be full of joy it can also be full of pain, but it is from our difficult times that we learn.

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Just read your last bit Shivon about it being a year since your mum passed away.  It is perfectly normal for you to be feeling the way that you are at the moment, and to have had such an up and down year.  When my dad died I was 30, but my youngest sister was 15 and she had a very difficult year or so afterwards.  It hit her harder than the rest of us and I'm sure this was because of her tender years.  Like yourself she was often very down about it, and I think most people would agree that when it comes around to the anniversary especially the first one it is always that bit harder; it brings it all back.  

Hang in there because I promise you it won't always be like this, but you do have to give yourself time and sometimes lots of it.  Do whatever gets you through this difficult time.

The thing is, when at a later date you are having a good time in life you will really appreciate it as a result of this bad time; you will know the difference.  As the saying goes 'if you haven't been in the trough you cannot know when you are having a peak.'

Answer 4

For me, the point of life is to carry on no matter what. To try and be happy and healthy and to treat others as you want to be treated. I dont mean that as a biblical thing.

Answer 5

to live!!! have fun get drunk do what you like with in reason dont get down

Answer 6

You have been through a huge amount of grief over the past year and I can only tell you that the way you are feeling now is a response to a year of your emotional health taking a huge battering.  What you are feeling is normal and natural and although in normal circumstances most people will feel the point in life is to be healthy and happy etc, when you are in a situation such as the one you are facing now, you have to find your own point and use that as a focus to get you through and make you strong.  The point in your life right now is to survive and have hope and believe in yourself. You have to hold onto the reality of grief and understand that it is a healing process to help you cope with the loss.  You must also hold on to the belief that the grief will pass one day and that you will not always feel like this.  The most important thing right now is to get help so that you can deal with the feelings that you have.  Go to your doctor or look for a number in the phone book for support such as the samaritans or whatever you have in your area where you can talk about this.  If you ever get the feeling that you cannot find a point to life that is so strong you don't want to continue it, then you must get help immediately.  Please always remember that no matter how bad you feel right now, it will pass and you will feel happiness again, you just need some outside help right now.  If it all gets to much and you can't concentrate on getting help then just get yourself to an accident and emergency department (ER) and tell someone there.

Keep hoping and believing x*x

Answer 7

The point of life is to learn how to affect other people in a way that doesnt harm them, to have deep and meaningful relationships with people, to be a loving, kind and gentle person.

(Wish you could actually tell us what is wrong.)

Answer 8

EDITED after your added comment.  Thanks!

Hey Shivon,

It's said by many that the purpose of life is to be happy and I can see that you are having difficulty with that right now.

I'm no guru but I'm happiest when finding a way to make someone else happy (without being a martyr of course).  

Also, no one will write on the sky the purpose of Shivon's life nor Shivon's pre-determined life destiny... You need to decide what your own purpose is and focus on that!

Your mom would also want you happy... find something that brings you joy.. if you do not have the emotional strength to do it for yourself, do it for and with the power of your memory of your mom.  :)

Answer 9

there isn't

Answer 10

Life is what you make it! Have you ever walk outside and look up at the sky or watch the birds? Take a deep breath. You choice which why to go for the most part. Your taught the basics, but live life. Listen to the birds sing and the wind as it hits the trees. Clear your head, close your eyes, and use the other senses you have. Relax and focus. Now you tell me whats the point of life? And why do people fight for life every day? Life is what you make it, so start living like its your last day.

Answer 11

ok - you're down and upset, it may be depression, it may not, you might just be having a bad month - however, the point of life, for you.. well, think of your body, it's amazing isn't it? how it all works, why it works the way it does, i mean, why are you crying because you're upset.. you're body is a strange thing isn't it..

that's the point of life, so your unique dna strands can reproduce, and go through the strains of history, long after you and i are gone,

so you see, you are important, just get over this bad patch, and concentrate on being nice to yourself - afterall, it's got a long way to go

xx

EDIT- i know how you feel, my dad died when i was 18 - my mum died when i was 23, a few weeks before i had my first daughter, it's so very hard - so lean on your friends and ask your school/doctor for help -it will get hard, and dispite what people say, it doesn't get easier - just the sadness says away longer - however, this is your time to be strong and make your mum so very proud of you, 16 is the start of your life - go out there and try and make it a good one

x*x