The Real Meaning of Life

by David Seaman (Editor), David Seaman Jr.

Unlike most personal growth books, The Real Meaning of Life is not written by an expert, nor is it the culmination of painstaking self-study or a sudden breakthrough. The book collects the insights of everyday people who responded to David Seaman’s simple query, “What is the meaning of life?” typed into an online forum on a laptop at Starbucks. To his surprise, a flood of responses came. Some suggested “boobies and beer,” but Seaman found that most were much more thoughtful — so much so that he created a website and now this book to collect the best of them. From thousands of respondents — including Buddhists, born-again Christians, atheists, waitresses, students, and recovering heart attack patients — come incredibly diverse wisdom that can be aphoristic (“Be grease, not glue”), philosophical (“There is no point to life, and that is exactly what makes it so special”), or whimsical (“Me, I'm going snowboarding”).

308 pages, Paperback

First published August 24, 2005

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

while sitting at a starbucks this author typed in the question "what is the meaning of life?" onto an online forum .. the results is an explosion of raw, real, true to life replies .. i found myself thinking while reading .. "i understand" or "i hadn't thought of it like that" .. because of the structure of the book .. it is one you can put down and pick up as you please .. if you're looking for an interesting read, great gift .. this is it .. peace .. L

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two good thoughts: "My life philosophy is this: always be open to the possibilities."
"What actually happens might just turn out to be better than your original plan."