What is life? Why do we live? Almost everyone will question themselves at some point in their lives about their meaning or purpose in life. For some, life without meaning is equivalent to death, that is if life has no meaning, why bother living when eventually, you know you are going to die?
Over the years, philosophers have been preoccupied with finding an answer to the meaning of life. I shall focus on three major philosophical views in my essay – Theism, Nihilism and Existentialism. I will also discuss my personal opinions on the meaning of life.