"What's the meaning of life?"

The right answer, in 25 words or less, could be worth $10,000. TheMeaningOfLife.com, a Southern California-base Web site, is asking the eternal question as part of a contest to find the answer to that ultimate multiple-choice question.

Adam Christing, an author, motivational speaker and the site's founder, has been pondering the question for years, and he still hasn't found what he's looking for.

"We live in an age where we're bombarded by messages: 'Buy this, do this, drink this,' " said Christing, a father of four. "People need to reflect on what life means to them — What's it all for? How do we make the most of our time? — and make choices consistent with that."

Christing's Web site will award $10,000 to the person with the "most profound" response completing the phrase "The meaning of life is ... " Entrants can use no more than 25 words to complete the phrase, and no borrowed quotes from famous people, please.

Christing says a winner will be picked from among each month's submissions and at the end of the year, he and his judges — a panel of what Christing calls "meaning makers" — will pick a winner from the final 12.

The inevitable question arises: Since he's dealing with a question for which there's no right or wrong answer, how will he decide which entry is worth $10,000?

Christing said "succinct and memorable" will be watchwords for judging entries. "Because we're listing the best of the entries each month, we'll get a sense that certain phrases and words really resonate with people," he said. "That'll have a lot to do with the winner."


http://www.themeaningoflife.com/

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