Charles Nguyen
2/10/2015 02:13:50 pm
I don't believe that love is our ultimate goal in life. I think it is a product of what we are really trying to reach in life, whether that be just to survive as a species or from a religious stand point maybe to reach a higher being who know.
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Carlos Rios
1/31/2016 06:01:57 pm
Us as humans are essentially here to reproduce. So to a certain extent, yes. Our ultimate goal in life is to find true love. Nobody can go their entire life without having the desire of having someone in their lives. We (especially us teenagers) are always in sorrow when it comes to love. Cause in the end, the love you take is equal to the love; you make.
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Emily Main
1/31/2016 07:26:00 pm
I have no qualms against love being the goals for some peoples lives because that is the case for some. I am on that part of the spectrum where I do want to find that love, but also I want to have excitement and that sense of danger. I want my own adventure and to get lost in cities I've never seen, to write stories that no one has ever heard. That to me is my purpose in life, but it does not evolve around love. It will only add to the experience.
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Alan Nguyen
1/31/2016 08:11:52 pm
This can be looked in several different ways. If you are looking at it as the act of making love, technically it is our purpose to reproduce. So to a certain extent, you do serve a purpose to "love" someone else. However, when looking at it in a different perspective, I believe love allows you to see the other things in life. Through love, you learn to feel pain, lost, and even depression. You learn to value what you have and appreciate everything that's close to you. You also learn to see the brighter things in life in which love can show you. It can be in a form of family, favorite memories, friends, significant others, activities, etc. Now in terms of being in love with someone, a may be to young to know it completely but loving someone doesn't mean there aren't other things in your life that matters too. Aside from your spouse, there's school, work, friends, etc. So in a sense, love may not be the ultimate purpose in life.
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Micaela Lucero
2/1/2016 03:51:04 pm
I agree with Emily on this topic. From the time that children grow up they are shown love by their families. I think that love is a natural emotion but not necessarily the "ultimate" purpose in life. I believe that finding "true love" is not the only purpose...at least in my life. Of course finding the right one for you would just add to the greatness of life because who does not want to share exciting moments of their life with a person they truly care about? But, there is so much more than just that! From a biological standpoint, yes we are here to reproduce. However, what about the people that don't want to get married and fall in love, let alone have children? There are many people on this planet that are in love but don't want children, then there are those people that just want to do whatever and don't want to be in love with one single person.
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Antonia Huynh
2/1/2016 05:20:17 pm
Love has multiple definitions and different perceptions for those who take that word personally, mentally, physically, and as well as verbally. As well as the purpose in life is indefinite due to the perspective being used. In my perspective, love is the strong connection being built between two people with a purpose of a goal. Yes, there are those who think being in love is the ultimate purpose in life. However, love as a life purpose is the goal of having someone or yourself to set a common purpose of satisfaction, in many ways than one, to accept who you are as a emotional, physical, mental, and verbal human being towards the end of your life span.
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Alex Preston
2/1/2016 05:41:43 pm
The purpose of life can be argued for as long as anyone cares to forward the discussion because it is subjective, and every person has a different opinion as to the meaning of life. Power, wealth, love, these are all things that humans strive for as a goal or ultimately their "higher purpose," but as for me, I don't think it's that simple. I don't think there is a any meaning to life, at least not a tangible one, one that we can wrap our heads around. People become so obsessed with the need for a purpose that they miss the very life that they are pondering. So no, love is not the meaning of life, nor is it the "end goal" of our life span. The only meaning of life are the experiences you have along the way.
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Emily Main
2/2/2016 06:29:21 pm
Preston! I agree with you to an extent as I do see the meaning of life is based on your experiences. It's within those memories that make life more lively and interesting. I a;so see that love adds to the experience though, not that is sought by being the sole goal in life, but the fact it makes the world less lonely.
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Alan Nguyen
2/2/2016 07:20:34 pm
I think much of what Preston say are true. Personally I think I've become so obsess with becoming successful in school that sometime I forget about the beauty in life, such as Preston himself. I would end up having this purpose in life that doesn't really seem purposeful. It actually appears forceful at times.
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Hien Ngo
2/1/2016 06:27:50 pm
It is scientifically proven that people can die of boredom. So when a person is alone they have to keep themselves entertain as well as talk to themselves. This shows how much people need interaction in life. Love occurs for these everyday interactions. Whether it is from family, friends, or a soulmate. People always look for someone to be by their side even if it's a subconscious thought. This proves that love is very important in life and people need it to continue moving in their lives as well as finding their happiness.
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Emily Gilday
2/1/2016 06:55:20 pm
I do not believe that love is our ultimate purpose in life. Yes love can make up a big part of our lives but so can many other things like happiness, excitement, joy, or even sadness. Our lives consist of so many different aspects that not everyone can think that love is the ultimate purpose in life. Others might say that their ultimate purpose is to accomplish a goal or to always be happy.
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Nayeli Marquez
2/1/2016 07:28:11 pm
That is a touchy subject since many people view love of all aspects to be our purpose, but yet there is so many more we can do than love. For example, we can discover, invent, and explore. There is a debate love revolves all around that
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Samantha Ruckle
2/1/2016 07:32:18 pm
Love is not our ultimate purpose. People who have grown up in houses completely devoid of life have still grown to become successful. Romantic love also serves as a distraction in many cases, and some people such as those who identify as asexual simply cannot fall in love with another person. Rather than love, most people strive to be happy.
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Daniel (Certified Cool Kid) Phan
2/1/2016 07:51:26 pm
I like to look at things in a realistic manner, and will go on to say that love is not the purpose for life, but rather, to reproduce. It is instinctual for all living things to desire to pass on their genes into offspring. Anything else we do is for survival or pleasure, but does not present itself as a purpose of living.
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Gabby Schmitz
2/1/2016 08:03:42 pm
When people list what their favorite things are or what makes them happy, it's generally of what or who they love. The social aspect that makes up a person can be strongly influenced by love. The overall concept of life involves a great aspect of our social beings and craving attention in any form of communication. All in all, when it comes down to the skeleton of the purpose of our existence and why we hold on is because humans crave love in all forms in ways such as attention, acceptance, and inspiration (influence). That's why people would like to die around loved ones.
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Kristina Nguyen
2/1/2016 08:30:05 pm
Our ultimate goal in life is to find love, not always romantically, but in a type of life that we pursue or work/ educational desires. In this way, love is an accomplishment that we all seek, even though it is portray through various forms.
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Alex Wise
2/1/2016 09:22:35 pm
Love itself is not our ultimate purpose in life. Our ultimate purpose in life is to find happiness, and if in our pursuit of happiness, we find that love is what makes us happy, then so be it. However, while happiness is our ultimate purpose, everyone achieves it in different ways. While it is love for some people, for other people they find their happiness in helping people, or making a difference in the world. Some people even find a strange kind of happiness in spreading hate in the world. Others, spreading knowledge or peace. No matter how you get there, happiness is our ultimate purpose in life, not just love.
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Aviva Nguyen
2/1/2016 09:35:04 pm
Love is not the ultimate purpose in life. Love is just a emotion in our figment of imagination. Love, depression, anger, etc are all just what the mind creates to give a sense of distinction. It is a desire that one would create, we choose to believe what we wish to believe. This is a factor of distraction that lets us not see the truth, but love is another way of faith. Faith is what may give us that push we need to get through life. However, people nowadays use love as a excuse to gain some sort of benefit. Manipulating such innocence of love with the stains of greed.How many times are we to love someone or better yet, how much more can a person experience disappointment from putting too much faith onto one's shoulders? This concludes to love not being the main purpose but just another way of "passing time".
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Tristan Hernon
2/1/2016 10:04:47 pm
This question can be taken in several different paths. The first one is to define love, however there is no definite definition of the word "love" because it is a feeling that come's to one when they least expect it to come. The love that they feel is something that makes them happy, however love does not only mean love like in a relationship with another person. It could be love for a sport, or a certain craft, or for something completely out of the ordinary. Love is a completely unique occurrence that happens to every person at least once, but many do not realize this because when people think of love they think of a relationship with another person. Overall, whether it is with a human, a sport, an activity, or any other sort of occasion that one may love, yes, love is the ultimate purpose in life.
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Ly Ho
2/1/2016 10:08:48 pm
Love is a choice and people have the choice to love. There are a few individuals out there who chooses not to love. There are more purposes to life than "love" such as happiness, success, wealth, etc. People have different goals that they strive towards and this is what separates our mindsets. The goals that they set is the driving factor towards their beliefs and thoughts of life.
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Jenny Yang
2/1/2016 10:27:31 pm
Love is free-will. Each individual decide if love is the purpose of life, The factor of perspective changes how love is being portrayed, as a purpose, an achievement, or even a life goal. As for my persepctive, love is an event in life that everyone will have experience in, yet it is not something that will fulfill one's life. Love is a free of thought to those who want to experience it or make it a purpose of living.
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Scott Ho
2/2/2016 04:20:14 am
No, love is not our ultimate purpose in life. In the context that one claims that "love is the ultimate goal in life," rational thought is already obstructed. Our ultimate purpose in life is to be made by individual, rational thinking. Therefore, goals will vary between each and every individual person.
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Aaron Shukert
2/2/2016 04:54:30 am
The purpose of life is the improve the quality of life for others, a very natural trait and desire of humans. This can not be done through simply reproducing, but through raising the children and granting them skills they will need to succeed and help others in their lives. However, it is also possible to improve the quality of life for others by working, volunteering, teaching and countless other methods. As humans, we have a desire to maintain and improve humanity; there is a reason why nuclear war has yet to happen after all. It is this deep, evolutionary desire, which is the real purpose of life, to continue and improve itself.
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Diana Rodriguez
2/2/2016 05:05:18 am
With so many people on the Earth, it is impossible to pinpoint what the purpose of life is. For some, religion drives their lives while for others, it may be some sort of personal aspiration that guides their actions. For me, love is a crucial part of what I believe to be my purpose in life. My love for people drives me to want to make a change in people's lives, lessen suffering, and make the world around me a better place. The love I have for nature makes me want to protect the planet and all of the gentle creatures which inhabit it. Personally, I cannot fathom a life that does not have love present in some way. Whether it be love for a hobby, one's friends or family, religion, or significant other, I believe that it is these elements which drive what a person deems to be their purpose in life. Even if one believes their purpose in life to be happiness, this, at the very least, can only be attained if a person truly loves themselves. As someone whose purpose is to help the planet and all life on it, I can soundly say that while love may not be my purpose, it certainly guides my life more strongly than any other element.
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Darlene Bahena
2/2/2016 12:49:24 pm
I have learned that almost nothing applies to every single person. And so, I believe that our purpose in life is to find purpose. Personally, I believe that just as an epiphany is inifinitely more profound than simply being told what is, so is finding a purpose for oneself rather than being given one. For many of us, love is our purpose. for others, their purpose is something else. What we value and hold dear influences what we consider our purpose in life to be.
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Suchi Verma
2/2/2016 01:23:08 pm
I think I laughed a little too hard when I saw this question. Anyway, it really depends on how you define love. If you speak of romantic love, then no. I honestly don't think romantic love is a life long goal. I don't see myself in the next ten years striving to be loved because well, I'm already blessed with amazing friends who I can rely on any day and not have to care about boyfriends and whatnot. I'm doing just fine without any sort of romantic love. Then, there's the family and friends love, I need my friends and family. And I certainly learned that the hard way. It's not fun holding all the emotions in together. It does not end in a good way. It's important to share your emotions with who you trust and love. Wow,this is so cheesy. Now we got the passion love, and when I say that, I mean the love for your passion. Now that could extend from music to science to whatever works for you. Now that's the legit purpose of life. If you want to be famous and you know that's where you'll go, you go, glencoco! You do what you love and you make it to the top! There are plenty of other loves but this would be a very large comment and I currently can't think that far. But there's certainly a point of view on this love crisis.
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Mireya Valadez
2/2/2016 05:54:39 pm
I do not believe that love is the ultimate purpose of our lives. I believe that we came to the world to make change, although we may find someone that we love on our journey I don't think that this is the reason we are here. There are professions (Priests) where they work at church and they aren't allowed to be with another person and get married yet they are still doing something that they believe is good towards the world.
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Adriana Lucero
2/2/2016 06:01:12 pm
Like many have already said I think love is not the overall purpose of life but for many people love is one of their main goals in life which also may determine their happiness. There is also many perspectives on this question as love: some may see it as being in a relationship, where others may look at is as a passion. So in conclusion this topic all depends on the perspective.
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Alicia Aguirre
2/3/2016 02:39:48 pm
Love is a huge part among ones life, however to some it is considered to be a small emphasis on life. Depending on the person, Love can be the ultimate purpose to life. However though love proves to have a significant impact on life in general, considering nothing would be the same without compassion, there are some who disagree and see that Love is just a danger, in which it's purpose is to twist and bring harm to, rather than peace.
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