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What do the people around you say about living meaningfully?
Some define the meaning of life by actions, while others define it by aspects of ones personality or aspects of ones daily life.
One person who defined it by action was Michael Wexler, a high school gym teacher. When asked what was meaningful about his life, he said "the opportunity to interact with youth and offer them guidance". The most meaningful part of his life is something that he does and interacting with others.
A young middle-class caucasion female on the street did not define it by action. Her response to what was meaningful in life was "loyalty and humor". Her definitions of meaning are based on aspects of someone's personality.
Another person I encountered on the street named all of these for his answer for what is meaningful. He was a tall, possibly European, and caucasion. His response was "the future, thinking, being concious of ourselves and the world around us, and work to some extent". His response involved action ("work, thinking"), aspects of ones personality ("being concious of ourselves and the world around us"), however he also included "the future", in his reply. Something I found interesting, because isn't the future inevitable? Is it meaningful if it is destined to happen? Or, was he inferring that working for your future is what is meaningful? That what is meaningful in life is doing things today to make your future more meaningful?