Does life require a meaning to be? People can give meaning and purpose to their lives but it's not required I would think. People all over the world exist with seemingly no meaning to their lives what-so-ever.
Hopefully life does have some great meaning that no one has yet discovered, I hope it does, but I don't think it's necessary.

Now, if were are talking about religion and life's meaning, I'm leaving the room. Last time I got in one of those debates my brain almost exploded.