Liz, please! don'[t you think "pursuit of happiness" is indeed "UNHAPPINESS"?? Why would a happy person pursue happiness? I would not vote for 'unhappiness' as the meaning of life, although it looks like it frequently.
JM On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 6:40 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > Happiness isn't a meaning. He should have said "the pursuit of happiness" > or something to at least be in the ballpark of giving something that could > be construed as a meaning. You might as well say few organisms strive for > death, so life is the meaning of life (which would probably be more > accurate, actually). > > > On 9 March 2014 12:18, Kim Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hang about. The jolly old joyful Dalai Lama is correct. The meaning of >> life is happiness. Is there any point disagreeing with that? I mean, which >> life forms strive for sadness? >> >> Kim >> >> Kim Jones B. Mus. GDTL >> >> Email: [email protected] >> [email protected] >> Mobile: 0450 963 719 >> Phone: 02 93894239 >> Web: http://www.eportfolio.kmjcommp.com >> >> >> *"Never let your schooling get in the way of your education" - Mark Twain* >> >> >> >> On 8 Mar 2014, at 11:56 am, [email protected] wrote: >> >> >> On Sunday, March 2, 2014 2:08:39 AM UTC, Liz R wrote: >>> >>> I feel there's a category error here somewhere... >>> >>> I wonder what the Dalai Lama would make of "Brave New World" ? >>> >> >> I think he'd make another killing out of it, on the LA lunch circuit . I >> don't really buy that guy. Don't see a lot in the eye. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
