One of the books I am working on right now is called The Real Meaning of Life. It's one of those books that makes you laugh and makes you cry. But most importantly, it makes you stop and think about what exactly it is we are all doing here on this adventure called life.

The book is written by a sophomore at NYU named David Seaman. When he was a freshman, he typed "What is the meaning of life?" into an online forum and was overwhelmed by all of the responses he received. So much so that he created a website thats purpose was to ask the same question. Now some 50,000 hits and 2,000 answers later he's compiled the best answers he received into a book.

Here are a couple of the entries....

If you see a big ring of fire ahead of you and it scares you half to death, jump through it! It is only our fears that veil our true identity. Conquer these and you’ll find what’s left of you is love, a love so brilliant that ten thousand suns would not be your equal. We are all searching for truth, we all want happiness. Learn to love yourself and these gifts will follow. Stop looking outward...the answers lie within. And for God’s sake, stop grazing in the fields of chaos and fear that the media is cultivating for you. Fear sells, and we’re buyin’. You are more powerful than you know. Enjoy. — Jack Dempsey Boyd

Life is a cocktail. It consists of various measures of family, relationships, play, and work. Our quest, should we be prepared to accept it, is to find our unique mix. Every decision we make alters this mix. Learning from our choices and making corrections as necessary will enable each of us to find our perfect cocktail. — “Sir Percival Blakeney”

Beer, ribs, professional sports, and Miles Davis. — Mike Barber

I’m a twenty-year-old, so my view on life is still somewhat...hazy. I need to live more. I don’t know if I’m being original — if I’m not, at least I arrived at this on my own — but I think that the real meaning of life is “to look for the meaning of life.” It’s not a circular definition — I’m just saying that the generalization of something this profound is wrong.

Six billion people in the world, all different from the inside out, might have something in common, but the meaning of life? It should be more like “what’s the meaning of your life?” What are you? Why are you here? What are you looking for?

I’m still looking for my purpose, and I believe that’s the meaning of life: to look for it. — David Yim