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Craig asked:

Is the meaning of life simply to have a purpose, and to try to reach your own personal goals, or is it to
interact with other human lives, and experience things? These are two good reasons for living, but I
can't decide which is more important. Thoreau said that the former was more important. I am not so
sure.

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Having a purpose and trying to reach your own personal goals need not exclude interaction with other
human lives and experiencing things unless your goal involves seclusion from the world.

Rachel Browne