Some Interesting Questions (Unfinished)

Today has been a day filled with questions that have challenged (or maybe affirmed) my position on certain metaphysical issues. They all generally lead back to the most significant question that we as humans have been trying to answer, a question that history, science, religion, and art have all attempted to find the solution to: What is the meaning of life (and is there only one meaning)? After having a lengthy philosophical discussion with a person who I initially believed to be one of the biggest meatheads I'd ever met (I won't mention any names), I began to reflect upon my own beliefs and behaviors. Do I really have a purpose on this planet, and if so, what is it? Are we all ultimately destined to the same fate in death? I, being a romantic and a devout spiritualist, do believe in a destiny that is affected by both free will and the Will of a Greater Power, and I feel that science can only explain a limited amount of what makes up life.