Life and Death

What is life and its meaning? This is the question I will pose at the end. I mean not to sound morbid or depressing but I think it would be interesting to know the different views people have on life. I for one believe life is precious and due to my beliefs I believe that God put us on the earth to play a special role, He designed us with a purpose in mind and once our purpose is fulfilled we die.  This topic seems interesting to me because today there was a death in my family and it is really something that I am wondering about right now. I find it interesting that we are born, and they we grow up trying to define our life and find out what purpose we are to serve. Are we here to be a confidant? Save a life? Change a life in a special way? I still don't know what purpose I serve and am still trying to define my life in a positive way.  It is just interesting how abruptly life ends, how quick people are taken, and you never know how positively they affected your life until they are gone. Sometimes they have been able to impact your life for one small moment and that was all you needed. I am trying to make sense of this blog post, but I don't know if I am doing it justice. Like I know where my definition comes from and that is in following my religion ,that I am positive about. I know people scoff at the fact that "something isn't suppose to define you, you are  suppose to define life" but that is just how in-tuned I am with my beliefs.However, I know many people, especially now-a-days, don't believe in heaven or hell or God. I just don't know what other purpose there is for me to serve here in life. Like I said I am still learning and growing, and I am sure one of these days I will know where I stand, and what I am suppose  to do.  So to you what is life and its meaning?