What is the purpose of life?
To answer this question, you have several sources at your disposal—sacred texts, Forrest Gump, Fox News, and your bartender, to name a few.
And to that list, you can now add ComposeMD, the guru of self-help.
Feel free to thank me and contribute in the comments below.
The Purpose of Life Is To…
Make up stories about the purpose of life.
Buy life insurance.
Excel at watching sports.
Make the planet slightly less habitable.
Buy guns.
Find your passion—and do something else.
Achieve the perfect lawn using weed killers.
Draft a will.
Talk about yourself.
Avoid medical bankruptcy.
Sin and confess.
Eat.
Overeat and jog.
Limit tax obligations.
Replace roof tiles in a timely fashion.
Impress your neighbors with your bushes.
Train machines to replace humans.
Make low-wage workers earn less.
Find a cheaper garbage-collection service and then brag about it.
Believe only what you want to believe.
Accrue credit card points.
Update your dehumidifier.
Find a couple vices and roll with them.
Be angry.
Do laundry.
Whine about your appliances.
Torture yourself and then get therapy.
Sell hope.
Invest in a parking garage.
Age gracefully, with Botox.
Grow as a person—as in put on weight.
Talk about how the past was so much better.
Spew nonsense.
Pray for forgiveness.
Conform.
Be kind. Actually, scratch that.
Die rich.
Admit you’re better than everyone.
Work and drink light beer.
Have a blog that no one really reads.
4 Responses
Very funny indeed, great article.
Thanks!
Whatever makes you happy man! Does not apply to wo-man.
who said that?Omar quayyam??
Hahaha. Any references to Persian history/philosophy are beyond my pay scale.