I see several aspects to the meaning of life. On one level its a quantifiable miracle of cosmic mishaps, but on a more practical and humanitarian level, I don't really have an answer. I'm still trying to figure it out myself!
Personnaly i'm living to see tomorrow because I truly am blown away by everything I learn about us. Our biology, psychology, our planet, galaxy, etc. Its all fascinating, and I feel as if its all leading somewhere. I don't think we'll make it there in my life time(unless I get old enough for stem-cell boosts!) but someday we'll explore the stars; I think thats where we belong. Working together to conquer space.
Thats why i'm so frustrated with all the silly crap thats going on right now. How do People care more about Lindsay Lohan than the supernova that created our solar system? It amazes me that People are so disconnected from reality. Its like i'll watch People at my school or when I go out and buy coffee, they're all asleep, on their cell phones, iPods, gossiping about the party over the weekend. Its like the friggin Matrix! The Allegory of the Cave! I wonder, if People stopped taking everything for granted and tryed on a more objective view point, if they'd appreciate everything more, and start living everyday like it was their last.
A few days ago I went up to some mountains near my home, about an hour drive to the snow. I hiked around for a good three hours, looking at all the snow covered valleys and pine trees. The full moon rolled in, and the moonlight reflected off the snow and lit up the whole place like it was day. It was utterly beautiful, breathetaking, and it was placed here by the natural mechanics of our world!
Life is truly a beautiful thing, you can see it on a nice hike, or on the face of a newly born baby. Theres something more going on in this life than MySpace, that New Job, and Paris Hilton. Theres a whole world out there that most People have never seen; who don't even know existes!
So are we worth saving? Your gods damn right we are. Humans are malleable; our brains were meant to adapt, its a survival mechanism. I believe that People can change, simply because thats what we humans do. The world can become a better place, but we can't rely on a politician or a peace treaty. We can't delay it until after college, after we've got a career. We can't dump it on the next generation. We've got to sacrifice for the greater good of human progress. It starts with us.
