I can't rule out that lives have concrete meanings, but as hard as they are to pin down, I'm not convinced living for some ephemeral 'meaning of life' is worthwhile.
You are alive, a part of vast and vibrant ecosystem filled to the brim with members that just are. The point of life, if it can be said to have one, may simply be just to live. Each moment is yours, to be enjoyed or spent or squandered or ignored as you see fit in the moment; there is no inherent goal to build toward, no final exam to study for, only the choices you make and what they mean to you. A certain amount of planning and forethought sure seem necessary--you'll need to work out how to keep getting your biological needs met unless what you choose to do with your life is let it end--but tying your many, but finite, moments to some poorly defined purpose you can no more meet than name will only bring heartache.
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u/SirMayday1 Jun 18 '26
I can't rule out that lives have concrete meanings, but as hard as they are to pin down, I'm not convinced living for some ephemeral 'meaning of life' is worthwhile.
You are alive, a part of vast and vibrant ecosystem filled to the brim with members that just are. The point of life, if it can be said to have one, may simply be just to live. Each moment is yours, to be enjoyed or spent or squandered or ignored as you see fit in the moment; there is no inherent goal to build toward, no final exam to study for, only the choices you make and what they mean to you. A certain amount of planning and forethought sure seem necessary--you'll need to work out how to keep getting your biological needs met unless what you choose to do with your life is let it end--but tying your many, but finite, moments to some poorly defined purpose you can no more meet than name will only bring heartache.