The Epidemic of Covid-19 and Its Connection with the Problem of the Meaning of Life

Believers in the existence of meaning for the concept of life can be divided into two groups: those who believe in the meaning of life and those who believe in creating meaning for the concept of life. Those who believe in the meaningfulness of life consider an inherent and hidden meaning for life that must be discovered. But those who believe in making meaning of life, deny the existence of an inherent meaning for life and believe in making meaning. This research is descriptive and with a deep analysis of the content, tries to provide a systematic explanation of the impact and impression relationship between the epidemic of Covid-19 and the problem of the meaning of life. The most important problem is human's encounter with existential suffering. That man can or cannot justify his/her suffering based on his/her intellectual foundations. If he/she is unable to justify why he/she is suffering, then non-existent and non-essential (Mahovi) sufferings are created, which causes the crisis of the meaning of life. It has become difficult for modern man to accept why he is suffering in the covid-19 pandemic, because he/she has become extremely dependent on humanism and scientism and also the role of God has been removed or weakened for him. God in modern human thought, either does not exist or if He does exist, cannot be a human support. Non-essential (Mahovi) sufferings such as the feeling of loneliness and helplessness or the feeling of emptiness and worthlessness of the values, created by scientism or humanism, cause the crisis of the meaninglessness of life and despair in creating meaning for life.