A LOOK AT MORTALITY AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

A Look AT Mortality And The Meaning Of Life

A Look at Mortality And The Meaning Of Life

Introduction

Mortality is the condition of being mortal, or susceptible to death; the opposite of immortality. Every one may have a different perspective about life. A few individuals may tend to violate the principles of life and a few may live to help humanity get strong. No one so far has been able to come up with a definition of life that would help people to live and grow under the same shelter. The difference of opinion is there because of religion and philosophy. People who believe in religion tend to be the ones who believe in life after death, but there are exceptions. People who have absolutely no link with the religion, these people are secular and they tend to believe on the big bang theory, and they are the ones who have no understanding of mortality. The difference of opinions has caused a great number of people to be confused when it comes down to defining life and understand how should the life be led. People have developed their own ways of living and understanding things. Every society today has its own norms and sanctions and based on those, they live their lives. It may not be very easy for a society to define its code of ethics, but societies that have defined it have been very successful over the years. Death is something that every living being on this face of earth has to face. One cannot deny the fact that nothing is eternal.

Main Body

There are a number of psychologists and philosophers who believe that heightened awareness of mortality leads people to live better, happier and more fulfilling lives. Many monks throughout history believed this as well. They would keep skulls on their mantles as constant reminders of life's finitude. According to a study conducted, the older people, who tend to have a strong sense of meaning of life, are the ones who are in absolute control of their life. People with a lack of consensus of the meaning of life are usually less motivated and are not very focused when it comes down to their career. Talking about the teenage life, the teenagers are not very well aware of what they have to do in future and with this, they might have a small idea of what life is, but they are not fully aware of what they are doing in the world and what they are supposed to do. People who have a strong purpose in their life are the ones that have a good understanding of mortality and they are the ones who look forward to do everything that they want to before they meet their final fate.

The book by Lewis suggests that there is an honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. In this book it has been defined that how a ...