Man is probably the only alive being on the Earth who has a lot of questions. Why was I born? Why will I die? What do I live for? Where did I come from? Who am I? Sooner or later each human being has to find his own way of life, make a decision and accept full responsibility for it. It’s not easy. However, there are many people who never think about the importance of their lives. Those people are just a small part of our society. We can be proud that our world is full of many intelligent, bright and wise people who care not only about themselves, but about their children, their future and other people around them. They are masters of their lives and destinies. Those people are spiritually strong and not afraid to make mistakes and admit them. They are strong personalities. This master thesis was prepared according to the empiric research made during 2004-2005 years. A survey of 300 adolescents from three different Shiauliai schools was carried out to find out what they think about the meaning of their lives and find out their opinion about values. The results of the research revealed that: • Instrumental values such as communication and self evaluation are the most important ones among the teenagers. Personal life values take the first place among terminal values. • The understanding about the life meaning among the pupils of senior forms is intermediate (71,33%). • The addition of the family does not influence the pupils... [to full text]