Exam 2: The Meaning of Life

The question "What is the meaning of life?" is hard to answer because the word "meaning" is itself ambiguous.

To say that "life is a game" is to

Altruism is the acting for the benefit of oneself,even to the exclusion of others' benefit.

The word "nirvana" is a Sanskrit word for "suffering."

Someone who devotes his life to mountain-climbing,taking risks and even risking his life,is likely to see his life as an adventure.

What sort of story would you be likely to tell if you viewed your life as a Bildungsroman?

The vision of Sisyphus pushing his rock up the mountain only to have it fall back again is a good image for the conviction that life is suffering.