This is a list of moral laws that, if held universally, would benefit all life. Life, in the following contexts, refers to any living organism.

Compassion
Care about the well-being and happiness of life and the environment. Do not purposely harm life, neither physically or emotionally.

Fairness
Do not mistreat life because of their differences. Do not cheat.

Forgiveness
Forgive life for the mistakes they make and help them learn from it.

Freedom
Allow life to think freely and seek their own way to happiness.

Generosity
Share your fortunes with other life.

Justice
Defend life from cruelty.

Kindness
Do nice things that will bring happiness to life and/or make their lives easier.

Honesty
Do not lie unless it is intended for short-term comfort or is necessary to protect or save life.

Respect
Respect the rights of other life.

Responsibility
Keep the promises you make and fulfill them before they are late.

-Cody Yates
11/20/09
2:00am

The ultimate question, "What is the meaning of life?" Some people say God and some people say there is no meaning. Well, I believe it is a number of things and is so difficult to explain. But first, here are few things that I think we all should do and follow in life:

Impact
- Make your impact on life. Picture life as a massive sphere of clay which is shaped by everything in the universe. Stamp your mark, your identity, into the mold and make your life known. Turn that boring sphere of clay into a beautiful masterpiece. Change it so that all life in the future will be able to enjoy the impact that you made. Be different, be yourself, stand out from the crowd and show the world who you are.

Interaction
- Interact with all life. Communicate and share so that you can enjoy every bit that life has to offer.

Peace
- I believe most people would agree on the following statements:

We have all felt pain at least once before and know that most (if not all) life feels similar pain.
We all agree that pain is an unpleasant feeling and that we would rather not have it.

Thus, we should not purposely inflict pain upon others or ourselves.

Happiness
- Life is full of both terrible and wonderful things. The bright times are amazing and the dark times are horrendous, but teach us lessons so that we can learn to turn the dark into light. So take what knowledge you can from the hard times and enjoy the good times that you find.


The Meaning Of Life
- The meaning of life is to ask that very question, "What is the meaning of life?" It is to be who you want to be. It is to explore, to laugh, to love, to live. It is to overcome the hardships thrown at you. It is to be overwhelmed with excitement. It is to find happiness in the tiniest of things.

But ultimately...

The meaning of life is to learn and to change the universe.

Darkness grows in the hearts of those
Whose light has left them dry
It makes you mad, it makes you sad
But mostly makes you cry

Light cannot be taken
But only given, I have learned
It can't be bought, it can't be fought
Life says it must be earned

So you want the light but can't have it
Not the way you are
You must fight, with all your might
Only then will you get far

Perhaps one day you'll find the light
And then you'll become whole
Until that time you must stay strong
To reach the final goal

- Cody Yates
12/20/06
9:37pm