Editing Meaning of life (section)

=== To do good, to do the right thing ===
{{see also|ethics}}
* To leave the world as a better place than you found it.<ref name="Seaman" />
* To do your best to leave every situation better than you found it.<ref name="Seaman" />
* To benefit others.<ref name="Hua" />
* To give more than you take.<ref name="Seaman" />
* To end suffering.<ref name="Roberts">{{cite book |author=Tyler T. Roberts |title=Contesting Spirit: Nietzsche, Affirmation, Religion |publisher=Princeton University Press |date=1998 |isbn=978-0-691-00127-2}}</ref><ref name="Costigan">{{cite book |author=Costigan |first=Lucy |title=What is the Meaning of Your Life: A Journey Towards Ultimate Meaning |date=2004 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0-595-33880-1}}</ref><ref name="Jeffers & Smith">{{cite book |author1=Steven L. Jeffers |author2=Harold Ivan Smith |title=Finding a Sacred Oasis in Grief: A Resource Manual for Pastoral Care |publisher=Radcliffe Publishing |date=2007 |isbn=978-1-84619-181-7}}</ref>
* To create [[social equality|equality]].<ref name="Jeffrey">{{cite book |author=David L. Jeffrey |title=A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |date=1992 |isbn=978-0-8028-3634-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofbibl0000unse }}</ref><ref name="Williams">{{cite book |author=Williams |first=Dana A. |title=In the Light of Likeness-Transformed: The Literary Art of Leon Forrest |date=2005 |publisher=Ohio State University Press |isbn=978-0-8142-0994-3}}</ref><ref name="Muller">{{cite book |author=Jerry Z. Muller |title=Conservatism: An Anthology of Social and Political Thought from David Hume to the Present |url=https://archive.org/details/conservatismanth00mull |url-access=registration |publisher=Princeton University Press |date=1997 |isbn=978-0-691-03711-0}}</ref>
* To challenge [[oppression]].<ref name="Nash & Stewart">{{cite book |author1=Mary Nash |author2=Bruce Stewart |title=Spirituality and Social Care: Contributing to Personal and Community Well-being |publisher=Jessica Kingsley Publishers |date=2002 |isbn=978-1-84310-024-9}}</ref>
* To [[redistribution of income and wealth|distribute wealth]].<ref name="Yao">{{cite book |author=Xinzhong Yao |title=An Introduction to Confucianism |publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=2000 |isbn=978-0-521-64430-3}}</ref><ref name="Turner & Rojek">{{cite book |author1=Bryan S. Turner |author2=Chris Rojek |title=Society and Culture: Principles of Scarcity and Solidarity |url=https://archive.org/details/societyculturepr0000turn |url-access=registration |publisher=SAGE |date=2001 |isbn=978-0-7619-7049-1}}</ref>
* To be generous.<ref name="Goonewardene">{{cite book |author=Anil Goonewardene |title=Buddhist Scriptures |publisher=Harcourt Heinemann |date=1994 |isbn=978-0-435-30355-6}}</ref><ref name="Ferry">{{cite book |author=Luc Ferry |title=Man Made God: The Meaning of Life |publisher=University of Chicago Press |date=2002 |isbn=978-0-226-24484-6}}</ref>
* To contribute to the [[well-being]] and spirit of others.<ref name="Stephan & Pace">{{cite book |author1=Eric G. Stephan |author2=R. Wayne Pace |title=Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life |publisher=FT Press |date=2002 |isbn=978-0-13-066836-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cumberland|first1=Dan|title=Finding Purpose in Life|url=http://themeaningmovement.com/finding-purpose-in-life-finding-your-vocation/|website=TheMeaningMovement|access-date=10 August 2015|date=18 May 2015}}</ref>
* To help others,<ref name="Baggini" /><ref name="Ferry" /> to help one another.<ref name="Steinberg">{{cite book |author=Dominique Moyse Steinberg |url=https://archive.org/details/mutualaidapproac00stei |title=The Mutual-Aid Approach to Working with Groups: Helping People Help One Another |date=2004 |publisher=Haworth Press |isbn=978-0-7890-1462-7 |url-access=registration}}</ref>
* To take every chance to help another while on your journey here.<ref name="Seaman" />
* To be creative and innovative.<ref name="Stephan & Pace" />
* To forgive.<ref name="Seaman" />
* To accept and forgive human flaws.<ref name="Caunt">{{cite book |author=John Caunt |title=Boost Your Self-Esteem |publisher=Kogan Page |date=2002 |isbn=978-0-7494-3871-5}}</ref><ref>[[Ho'oponopono]].</ref>
* To be emotionally sincere.<ref name="Cook">{{cite book |author=John Cook |title=The Book of Positive Quotations |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofpositivequ00cook |url-access=registration |publisher=Fairview Press |date=2007 |isbn=978-1-57749-169-9}}</ref>
* To be responsible.<ref name="Cook" />
* To be honorable.<ref name="Cook" />
* To [[pacifism|seek peace]].<ref name="Cook" />