Here's the idea: it's a rather old story. I hope you will read the following:
There was a wealthy man who wanted to know the meaning of life. And so one day at a cocktail party he asked all those in attendance if they knew the meaning of life. And one man answered him. He said, "I don't know the meaning of life, but there is a man at the top of the Himalayas that, if anyone does, he does. But know that you will have to forsake everything you have to get there, because it is a long and arduous journey, and you may not be able to return. But if anyone can help you, this guru would be able to."
So this man gave up everything to make this long journey to the top of the mountain. Eventually he at last reached the place where the guru was living, and seeing him in front of his cave, he approached him, and said, "O great guru, tell me, please! What is the meaning of life"? And the guru replied from a lotus position with one finger up in the air, "Life is like a fountain." The man was taken aback and asked, "Life is like a fountain? Life is like a fountain"? And the guru replied, "Well, maybe it's not like a fountain."
The True aim and meaning of life, is to know and love God. To do that we must come to know our own inner selves, as God is within us, with Gods laws. To find God, there is a worldly self that needs to be subdued and educated.
Regards Tony