Meaning of Life – Neil deGrasse Tyson

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I think people ask that question, on the assumption… that meaning is something you can search for. "Look, I found it, this is the meaning I've been looking for." And they don't consider the possibility, that maybe the meaning of life is something you have… to create. You develop it for yourself and for others. So when I think about "Meaning of Life"… I ask: Did I learn something today that I didn't know yesterday… that brings me a little closer to knowing everything there is to know in the universe? Although that knowledge is very far away, I am a little closer. If I lived a day and didn't learn anything I didn't know the day before, I think I wasted that day. Learning is… getting closer to nature. And learning how things work gives you the power to influence events. It gives you the power to help people who may need it. Power to help oneself chart a trajectory. So, when I think about: "what is the meaning of life?" For me, that is not a question that can never be answered. For me, the answer is within my reach every day. Subtitles by: Default.