There can be no meaning of life outside  the connotation we create for ourselves as the universe is not a prudent being that can attribute values to things.

It's a cycle,

we were born,

we do live,

and then we'd die.

The essence of the birth of humanity is still a debate between science and religion.

And living is on series of questions satisfying our curiosity, developing a character and improving knowledge.  It's on the desire for peace of mind, intellectual satisfaction and happiness both to ourselves and the people we care about. The pursuit of the goals enriches our lives thus refining life's purpose.

Death is inevitable, it's the truth that we are all being aware of but certainly not a goal. We all know the finality to this temporary consciousness is mortal.

The quest is on how the end comes. If we have the power to plan and decide when then it could be facile and simple yet, it's not.

246 death toll this moment on the recent typhoon we just had in the country is truly devastating. The number of lives lost is much to annotate ruminating the other loved ones left.  The tragedy inflicted pains to the senses and being. And even to the  Filipinos  in different parts of the world.

Seems, the harsh NATURE separates the human race.  It divides life and death in its pace. Calamities are no exemption. Those have their own forms.  It's tormenting to deal with this truth that eventually we are all going to stop breathing one day , but I doubt this gives enough reason denying life's meaning and purpose. 

It's human nature also to love, befriend, believe  and have faith. These promote happiness, inner peace, harmonious relationship and so more meaning to our existence.

We discern that we were put on this Earth to fulfill a purpose given to us by the Divine Being and our existence is just a part of some greater plans of Him. The higher purpose makes life ultimately meaningful, our lives would be just as momentous if they were eternal.

Being part of a higher purpose gives our lives worth, it deals with humility, submission and  values . Our volatile lives would have more significance even if death ended them forever. After all, among the three- birth, life and death,  at least we have the most control of our very own..................LIVING .