ABSTRACT
The question of the meaning of life has preoccupied humans since the evolution of the faculty of consciousness. The search for meaning in life is important to those who already have their basic survival needs satisfied. For those groups of people still struggling to obtain the basic necessities of life, safety, shelter, food and sustenance, the search for meaning may be displaced by the urgent demands of survival. For people in developed Western societies who take many of these survival basics for granted, there may arise a troublesome apprehension as to the purpose and meaning of life. Meaning may be sought through creativity and generativity giving birth to children and ensuring their welfare, growth and success. Life and death have no meaning; it is the journey that counts. For Jean Paul Sartre man must choose his meaning by engaging with life through action and making a commitment.
