What are we searching for? An answer or a solution??

Hi...
I try my level best to chip in to this blog every day, but it somehow doesn happen, today im gonna make up for all those lost days.
Starting this post I donno what to name it, cause I really donno what im goin to write about.
I was on leave today due to some small illness, and these are such days that make you think a lot, I used advice my friends to spend some time alone, thinking, and thats like the best answer to most of our questions, and also it gives us solution to lot of our problems.

Once we were discussing the difference between an answer and a solution!!
Ideally according to the dictionary:
An answer is a reply to a question or is a solution, a retaliation, or a response that is relevant to the said question
A solution to a problem will, metaphorically, make it dissolve. For example:
In mathematics, a solution is the result of equation solving - values which satisfy an equation
In business a solution is a product, service, or combination of both which is said to solve a business or consumer's problem; the term is often considered an overused and unimaginative buzzword

So an answer is a solution, then what is a solution?? If they are the same then why have two words at all?? Have you thought about it?

I feel an answer is some thin that is a reply, it need not solve what your problem is, but when we say we found a solution, then it means we have reached an ultimatum. Like in the subject history, there are answers, each one of us write big paragraphs and are marked. I may write the answer slightly different than you do, and both of us might end up getting the same marks.

On the other hand if you take math, there is a perfect solution to the problem, you get your full marks only when u arrive at that particular solution!! ( May be u achieve it using different methods ;)

So my point here is, we need to find solutions to our problems, but all we do is to look for answers, which is just temporary.
So go ahead and spend time with your self... ask your self what are those things thats been bothering you.. and put your first foot forward to solve it, stop searching just for answers, cause an answer is just a sign board, you need to reach your destination!!

If this is food for thought... Please let me know what you thought :) And now I found my title for this post ;)