What's the point of life?

[Inna]

About a week ago me and my sister were sitting in the dinning room reading the paper while my little brother was doing his homework. It was really quite, something that is very rare in my parents home. All of a sudden my brother looks up at us and asks, "what's the point of life?" I was shocked..I couldn't believe he had just asked that, and the fact that this 11-yr-old kid is thinking about 'what the point of life is' scared me. My sister and I both didn't know what to say. We just brushed it off and instead of taking it seriously we began joking with him about it. I asked him why he was thinking about this and he just said, "it seems like there isnt really a point...all I do is go to school, do my homework, and then I'm gonna go to college and do homework, and then get a job and do more work, and then die, what's the point of all that?"
so what really is "the point of life" or is there even a point to life?

[Anonymouse]

And when the profane asked what I was, I replied, "A spiritual being".

[Darorinag]

Capitalism. Feeding the rich so the rich can enjoy it. And the cycle goes on and on and on, as it has for thousands of years.

[sSsflamesSs]

The point of life is to be born, breed, and die.

Refer to the initial post.

[Inna]

what if an 11-year old kid asks you this, what would you say to him? how would you explain it to someone without scaring him about the future and what is to become of him?

[Darorinag]

Just tell him that the point of life is to go to work to get money in order to use it to go on vacation and enjoy yourself.

[Anonymouse]

I would tell him, "Not going anywhere for a while? Have a Snickers!" Because when you aren't going anywhere for a while you gotta have a Snickers!

[Inna]

Just tell him that the point of life is to go to work to get money in order to use it to go on vacation and enjoy yourself.

I'm not gonna tell him to be a materialistic snob (he's the only boy in our family..he has to be perfect )

[Inna]

I would tell him, "Not going anywhere for a while? Have a Snickers!" Because when you aren't going anywhere for a while you gotta have a Snickers!

hmmm...come to think of it, I dont think he likes Snickers very much

[Darorinag]

I'm not gonna tell him to be a materialistic snob (he's the only boy in our family..he has to be perfect )

ooook....?? you asked me and I answered. there is no perfect answer. tough luck - it's the truth. but you can lie to him and make him a delusional person. whatever floats your boat.