Thursday 19 April 2007

The QUESTION (Part 3)

The followings were the sampled survey results of "The Question #1" over a number of years. The people I surveyed were mainly my relatives, friends, and colleagues of different age groups (mainly with engineering or science education background) . I have separated the results into three groups (with the 3rd group with "questions" collected from children) to show that the bulk of the "questions" indeed gravitates towards the theme of "What is the purpose of my life?":

  • "Am I doing enough to achieve my spiritual goal?" [F, 61]
  • "What would I require to be happy?" [M, 25]
  • "What is the meaning of life?" [M, 25]
  • "Who am I?" [M, 24]
  • "What is the best ways to please God and get rewards?"
  • "Is there a God? Who is he?
  • "Is Jesus Christ son of God ?"
  • "What would make anyone truly happy in life ?"
  • "What is the meaning of life ?"
  • "Is there life after death?"
  • "Why am I here?"
  • "What is the meaning of life?"
  • "What is the best way to help people in destitute on this planet?"
  • "Is there a God or a higher being?"
  • "What is the meaning of life ?"
  • "Why am I doing what I am doing?"
  • "What is the purpose of life?"
  • "How can I best fulfill my highest purpose in life?"
  • "What does my personal future hold?"
  • "Is there life after death?"
  • "What question should I ask?"
  • "What is the ultimate purpose of life?"
  • "What career path that I actively pursue now will provide me in 20 years' time in retrospect, the most fulfilling 20 years?"
  • "Is there life after death?"
  • "How can I live happily ?"
  • "How can I be guaranteed a happy life?"
  • "Whether there is a God or not ?"
  • "What's next? next life; next set of objectives (5 year life plan)"
  • "How to target my efforts to optimize my happiness?"
  • "What is the purpose of life?"
  • "Will I be happy?"
  • "How to achieve real peace in this world?"
  • "What is the meaning of life?"
  • "Why am I here? (question asked since 14 years old)"
  • "Is everything on this earth predetermined by a Super Power?"
  • "I would like to perform my best in my life, how could I obtain the wisdoms of living & enhance my energy ?"
  • "What is the meaning of life?" or "Is there one God?"
  • "What is the purpose of life?"
  • "How to maximize my worth ?"
  • "Will I be happy ?"
  • "Is there a God ?"
  • "What is life after death?"
  • "Will mankind live in peace in time and space, without oppression?"
  • "Is there an immortal soul and its intelligence continuous ?"
  • "What is the purpose of life?"
  • "Is there life after death?"
  • "What is the extent and purpose of the universe?"

  • "Are there beings outside the solar system?" [M, 28]
  • "Whether space and time has a beginning and end, or is it infinite?" [M, 27]
  • "Why are we the way we are?" [FM, 32]
  • "What is the date of my death?" [So that he can plan to live accordingly.]
  • "How can I consistently get people to do what I want them to do?"
  • "Is it possible to travel faster than the speed of light ?"
  • "What are the entire contents of the Globe & Mail, Wall Street Journal and London Times for the next 50 years?"
  • "How well will I do with this company in a few months?"
  • "How come I am always running short of money?"
  • "Why has the female mythos disappeared ?"
  • "How long will I live?"
  • "What is next ?"
  • "What would I be when I reach 30 ?"
  • "Why have you given me the honour of asking you a question? (The fact that meeting God should be self-satisfying)"
  • "How long will I live ?"
  • "Is there any other living (i.e. thinking & intelligent) forms of life out there in the universe?"
  • "Is knowledge an infinite entity?"
  • "Don't want to ask the question."
  • "How do I acquire the wisdom to know the difference?"


"Questions" collected from children:
  • "Can I have a laptop?" [M, 9]

Epitaph

  • "He was a good father, husband, and friend." [24]
  • "He experienced life fully and helped those around him." [27]
  • "He used well what he was given." [61]
  • "She was courageous and strong." [32]
  • "He was a good father." [8]
  • "She was a good cook and she was a good mother." [6]
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