David Kekich : What is Your Purpose of Life?

Visit our sponsor: Vitamins, Supplements, Nootropics

Home

News

Join the revolution!

Join Us On Facebook! 1 2 3 4 5 Next >

Amazon.com Widgets

David Kekich

What is Your Purpose of Life?

Dear Future Centenarian,

What is the Purpose of Life?

One of the great philosophical questions of all time. You may or may not have given it much thought. If you’re going to live as long as I plan for you to live though, you’ll probably contemplate this question some time or another. You’ll certainly have enough time on your hands. I have spent a lot of time on this issue over the past 30 years or so and have an answer, at least for me. There may be no one-size-fits-all, but I will give you my answer next week.

Why do I bring this up in a longevity newsletter? The answer is simple. Without purpose, life loses meaning for most. If life is meaningless, at some point, especially as we evolve, virtually everyone will hit a dead end and may want his or her life to terminate. They will be bored, unfulfilled or so confused that they may lose all will to live. Life will be hopeless, and without hope, you have nothing.

When I was injured, my doctors did their level best to “cure” me of any hope for recovery… ever. Their rationale was I needed to cope, and false expectations would stand in my way of rehabilitation. But hope is what kept me from committing suicide. Hope is what helps me fight through my chronic pain. And hope is what put me on the longevity path that could ultimately same millions of lives.

Volumes have been written on the purpose of life. There are as many opinions as there are philosophies. There may be a time when most agree, but probably not… at least not in the intermediate future. So far, here are some general views:

The purpose of life is…

· to realize one's potential and ideals

· to achieve biological perfection

· to seek wisdom and knowledge

· to do good, to do the right thing

· to attain spiritual enlightenment

· to love, to feel, to enjoy the act of living

· to have power, to be better

Then some people think:

· One should not search for the meaning of life

· Life has no meaning

Next week, I’ll tell you my opinion.

David A. Kekich

Maximum Life Foundation

714-641-0700/Fax 714-464-4135

www.MaxLife.org

"Where Biotech, Infotech and Nanotech

Meet to Reverse Aging by 2029"

Published Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:22 PM by David Kekich

Comment Notification

Join or sign in to track comments

Comments

	eternalcarrot wrote on June 19, 2008 10:11 PM Hi, I am a student at the university of texas at dallas. I know some of your goals already thanks to the internet and a general interest in the values you list. I heard your name from somewhere, then I realized where exactly: adaptiveai (http://www.adaptiveai.com/company/advisors.htm). I appreciate you writing this essay, but I find it hard to agree with the tone. It appears like no matter what, the conclusion is optimism wins. But what about when it fails? How can you be a good investor while accepting such a principal. Perhaps it has to do with the nature of your goal. In any event, I am a cautious optimist when it comes to AI. I know you assume AGI is close at hand, but if you were to take a more conservative approach, where would you place your economic bet in the next 5 to ten years? Or is such thinking unimaginable given your insider's view? I do appreciate what you want. I know some suffering but many more understand misery and cope by not thinking about it. What a privilage to have the cogntive reserve to ponder why. I look forward to your next post, and an essay one day on spiritual enlightenment would be interesting given your background.
	David Kekich wrote on June 23, 2008 8:53 AM I'm a long-term optimist and a short-term pessimist on most issues. Investing in life extension technologies is high-risk from the economic point of view and low-risk if your goal is surviving. It takes a special kind of investor. Long-term economic returns could be enormous with a long time to enjoy your profits. Having said that, there are several life extending technologies that make short-term economic sense as well.
	eternalcarrot wrote on June 24, 2008 8:13 PM It takes an investor who has guts, that you certainly have.