The Meaning of Life

For centuries man has been trying to understand what the meaning of life is. It's like the ultimate question. Kind of like in the movie Hitch Hiker's Guide to The Galaxy, the answer is 42. The question with multiple answers. The thing is, I think there is one answer to this question, and the reason why we, as people, won't accept it, is because it's too simple. The answer is too simple that it can't possibly be the answer. It's just like the question about eternal life. God is giving you eternal life as a gift, but people think it too good to be true. The scoff and say, "Eternal life? Yeah right. Like I'm going to this great perfect place all because I believe. I don't buy it. Why would an all powerful God want to give me eternal life?" Or something along the lines of that. It's just too simple and easy for our minds to wrap around it.
So, back to this what is the meaning of life question. I looked it up in the dictionary. The Merriam-Webster's dictionary online says:

Main Entry: 1life
Pronunciation: \ˈlīf\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural lives \ˈlīvz\
Date: before 12th century
1 a: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body b: a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings c: an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
2 a: the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual b: one or more aspects of the process of living.

The first definition states of being a live. Being a live and functioning, and doing things on our own. Breathing, eating, drinking, thinking, all of these state being a live. It's the second definition that I think states the meaning of life. The meaning of life is to live. Going through experiences, learning from mistakes, challenging yourself, anything! God gave us free will, we decide what we are going to do with our lives. It's that simple. Like I said about people, the answer is too simple, and I know why they say that. It's because that's not the answer they are looking for. When people ask what the meaning of life is, they are looking for an answer that states what they need to do in life. They are not looking for the meaning of life, that answer is simple. The question they are really looking for is: what is my purpose in life? Because the answer to that question is what they are looking for.

So, there you have it. That's my answer to the meaning of life.