What I found was that the top answers to this question, or top commentary, focused on the point to an individual’s existence rather than a point to life in general terms of evolution or biology.  This, just by itself, means that anyone asking this question is primarily focused on the meaning of their own life versus the meaning of everyone elses.

Second, most of these dealt with finding a reason for living which made me conclude that the people looking for answers obviously didn’t see a point for their own lives.  I could only guess that, since all of the answers were at the top of Google, there are a lot of people looking for meaning in their lives and a reason to live.

Some of the answers dealt with life after death and a few dove into religion and God.  Most of them addressed the issue that, if you look at life on a grand scale, it all leads to death.  A few of them answered questions and concerns from individuals contemplating suicide for this very reason. 

So, What is the point to life?  I don’t have the answer, but I’ve come up with a few theories.  One of the articles I read mentioned understanding the contrast between good times and bad, sort of like learning to appreciate winter by visiting somewhere warm and vice versa….or maybe it was learning to appreciate warmth in winter by visiting Florida…

He also mentioned that life is fair simply because we are all handed the same number of seconds per day and it is up to us to make the choices to use those seconds wisely.  Money, I’ve learned, does not buy happiness. It can purchase convenience and opportunities, but not happiness, only you can do that.  You have to create those opportunities and experiences that bring joy and happiness.  Money is, well, just money and most of the time it doesn’t physically exist beyond paper anyway.  It can’t bite you or kill you, it can just sit there and either grow in value or diminish.  

Seconds, however, are precious and can never be bought, sold, traded, or reused.  Your life is made up of these seconds and you’ll never know how many you get until it’s over. 

Some believe that God has it all planned and you should live for God.  Some religions go so far as to say that it’s all about the afterlife and eternal presence with God.  This, however, brings us back to death.  Since we are talking about the point to life, not death, I’ll stick to the topic.  Living for God doesn’t have to be choosing a religion, it can just mean spirituality.  You don’t have to find spirituality, you have to become spiritual.  This, more than anything else, usually means finding the good in yourself and in others. 

Which brings me to my next point, you have to search and find the good around you each second.  Life is not about how much money you make or how many degrees you have, it’s about the little things.  Finding a purpose is fantastic, it can give you reason to get up in the morning.  You can live to fight cancer, to serve food at the shelter, to create a better life for your family.  But, once again, it doesn’t have to be about the bigger picture. 

The seconds you have should be spent wisely.  Find the goodness in going to the grocery store and in petting your dog.  Smile at someone and be grateful for their smile in return.  Gratitude can be amazing!! 

Since people who are sad are usually the ones looking for meaning, I’ll emphasize the small steps.  Look for the good around you and it will appear.  Take those small steps and you’ll eventually find more and more meaning to your own life. 

There is no one answer to this question, just a mass of opinions.  But I can say with some certainty that life is fragile and fleeting.  Whatever point you see to your life, make it good.  Use the goodness in yourself and seek the goodness in others.  What you think about expands.  Make it amazing.