text: what is the meaning of life?  i thought i had it figured out, but i forgot to write it down.  *sigh*? the most creative answer gets 10 points! well, one has to ask oneself how douglas adams arrived at the number 42.  my take, based on a one week model and applicable to the other 51 weeks in the year:  7 days to wake up and face the brave new world and nights to rest your weary head and lose yourself in your imagination  7 people who love you (more if you are lucky)  7 acts of charity you can perform/or be the recipient of   7 people who's life is better because you are in it  7 deadly sins,  because without pride you cannot have humility,   without avarice/greed there is no generosity, and so on and so forth with envy, love, wrath/anger, kindness, lust , self control  gluttony, faith and temperance, sloth, zeal  7 yahoo answers you can pull out of nowhere to fill up your meaningless life.