What Is The True Meaning of Life?

Is anyone there? I hear you cry. Can you hear me somebody? You shout, help! help! You hear your voice echo back like you were in a deep well. With hands stretched upwards, you look up to the sky hoping for an answer. No reply, you hear nothing but the loud echo of your own voice. Hope disappeared a long time ago, you are now in the deep tunnel of despair and disappointment. What seemed to have brought you joy and happiness has now become the source of your sorrow. You are now crying out, held captive by the very thing you desired, the thing you thought would bring you all the happiness you had ever hoped for. How did you get here? Life is funny isn't it? Growing up without much, you had always wished and hoped that one day in the future you would make it. You thought "Gosh, if I had so much money, I would be so, so happy and all my problems would be solved." One wonders where the happiness disappeared to? You remember that old saying "The love of money is the root of all evil"? The money came and gave you a false sense of hope, freedom and security. Your new found wealth became your best friend and your god. You thought "Now, this is the life, all my problems are over, I can travel the world, I can afford all I want, I can have anything I desire." The money accomplished all that for you yet you are not satisfied? Your soul is still crying out? You remember all the pop star drug addicts, who came from the same sort of background as yourself and are now rich and famous. Their story has now changed from joy to sadness. They are yoked by Mammon, the god of this world. They are bound by the very wealth they desired. The wealth and riches has become meaningless, it is now a yoke round their necks. You soon realise after all, this is not what you had been looking for, all you needed was peace and contentment, which no amount of money could buy. What is the true meaning of life? you wonder. Life is not what money can buy, life is not about getting drunk and being at the best parties in town. Life is not about how much material goods you can afford. Life is about being content with what you have, life is about appreciating the little things in life, watching the butterfly landing on the beautiful flowers in the garden, life is about appreciating what you have knowing that some other person lacks the luxury of the same. Life is not about how much you can mount up but how much you have to offer. Life is about giving. Life is about sharing. Life is about remembering those less privileged than yourself. Life is about helping those in need. Life is about knowing that you are not your own, life is about giving your life to the Author of life. Life is not about riches or fame, life is about God because God is the Author of life.

(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)