My (Catholic) view of the meaning of life can be boiled down to "Understanding that we are all here together and can easily make other people's lives better or

My (Catholic) view of the meaning of life can be boiled down to "Understanding that we are all here together and can easily make other people's lives better or worse depending on how we act and choose to treat them." Day to day, that means attempting to moderate my own selfishness and ensure that I don't cause a chain reaction which causes others pain -- don't yell at that cashier so they don't go home and yell at their kids who then struggle to cope and lash out, consequences which might ripple out from my initial burst of impatience and affect more than the person in front of me. Obviously there's further theology in my belief system but you asked for a more philosophical answer than a religious one :)