| Since Day ONE of the creation, blokes | | | | significance. We give it subjective |
| like you and I searched for that elusive | | | | meaning. |
| reason to life. | | | | You, I and everyone are simply |
| "Why are we here?" | | | | Meaning-Making-Machines that ascribe |
| "What is our purpose?" | | | | meaning to what we observe around us. |
| "Does the world follow some rhyme or | | | | Got that? Life is empty and meaningless |
| reason?" | | | | AND everyone is a Meaning Making |
| And check out the great books and | | | | Machine. That's the ultimate formula to |
| authors that elaborated on the idea: | | | | life. |
| Summa Theologica, The Egyptian Book of | | | | There is no meaning to the car rushing |
| the Dead, The 'Quoran, The Bible, Jean | | | | down the road, to the ferry crossing the |
| Paul Sarte, Socrates, Paulo Cohello, | | | | channel, to the rocket landing on the |
| Donald Trump. | | | | moon, to George Bush taking a dump on |
| Okay, I arbitarily inserted up that last | | | | the royal throne. |
| name. | | | | There is no inherent meaning to your |
| But seriously. You never realized you | | | | trudging to work, eking out a living, |
| were in the company of such eminence! | | | | raising a kid and throwing dishes at |
| Give yourself a pat on the back, Mr. | | | | your spouse. |
| Philosopher. | | | | These are all events. Random events with |
| Stop, and consider how, after all that | | | | no inherent meaning. |
| rheotoric, prose, and giddy exhortation, | | | | I bet you want to strangle me now. Or |
| few of these dissertations truly arrived | | | | jump a bridge. After all, if life has no |
| at some enlightening, jaw dropping | | | | meaning, what's the point of suffering |
| Meaning of Life that literally gave you | | | | through it (ah! another meaning) |
| the golden answer to your personal | | | | But let me finish. Put away that .45 |
| existence. (people still keep | | | | So… what's the point to all this? To |
| searching!) | | | | life? To these empty events? |
| And Life, well… life just kept lifing | | | | Remember what I said earlier? |
| along. nu ni nu ni nu | | | | You are a Meaning Making Machine.and |
| Step outside for a moment. Just humor me | | | | Life is Empty and Meaningless. |
| on this. | | | | Ask yourself: |
| What do you see. Really drink in the | | | | What do you do when something is empty? |
| detail now. | | | | YOU FILL IT UP! |
| Okay. There's a car passing by. Or maybe | | | | Since you are a meaning-making-machine, |
| a tree with some bird poop on it. A cat | | | | you have the mandate to forge your own |
| (hopefully white) passing the street. Oh | | | | personal meaning out of all these |
| look! A dog spilling your garbage for | | | | meaningless events. Simply fill life up |
| you to clean up later! | | | | with a meaning that is so powerful, so |
| What did they have in common? | | | | inspiring that you simply must bound out |
| Nothing. | | | | of bed every morning. |
| Check again. | | | | It's that simple. Life is inherently |
| Okay… Nothing. Just a bunch of | | | | empty, but YOU have the Power to give it |
| disjointed events. | | | | meaning. |
| But one of you might say, "ah I | | | | And do you already realize what kind of |
| disagree. What I saw was a spirited | | | | power that is? You suddenly open up a |
| sports car driver showing off to his | | | | whole new world of possibilities! |
| girlfriend and experiencing a thrill | | | | Think about that. |
| burning gas and polluting the | | | | Did you once think that because you got |
| environment." | | | | fired, lost your wife, or got mugged, |
| Ah. Sounds like you just gave meaning to | | | | that life is cruel and demonic? |
| some meaningless event. | | | | Or did you think that because you won a |
| Or another would say "Man, that dog is | | | | million bucks at the lottery that God |
| out to get me. He spills trash everyday | | | | out there must love only you? |
| so I have to clean it up" | | | | NO!! NO!! NO!! Life is not inherently |
| Oho! Looks like you colored some other | | | | cruel and demonic. Nor does God favor |
| event with yet more meaning. | | | | you any more than the average Joe. |
| What am I driving at? | | | | These are rich meanings you ascribed to |
| Brace yourself. | | | | life simply because of random events. |
| Here's the cold hard truth: every event | | | | But wow… how those arbitrary meanings |
| on this planet is meaningless. | | | | shape your future for all eternity. |
| Got that? | | | | Think of how a rape victim would live |
| Life is meaningless. In fact, life has | | | | the next 20 years. "It's hell. Every man |
| no purpose, no rhyme, no reason. Your | | | | is a monster" |
| life, my life, everyone's life is empty | | | | Or imagine how Kiyosaki arises every |
| and meaningless- a void existence formed | | | | morning. "Life is great! I earned |
| from an infinite strand of disjointed | | | | $200000 more in royalties today" |
| events that branches out into infinite | | | | Get what I'm driving at. |
| possibilities based on decisions made | | | | Life Is Empty and Meaningless, but You |
| every moment. | | | | Have to Power to Give it Meaning. |
| Squirming? Hear me out. | | | | Positive or Negative. |
| Take yourself out of the Life equation. | | | | And how you choose to view life shapes |
| Just blink out of existence. Stop. | | | | the rest of your fleeting existence on |
| Ponder this: do you think Existence, | | | | this planet. You literally wield near |
| Destiny, The Universe would suddenly | | | | God-like powers to reinvent your tenure |
| weep and grind to a halt? No way! Life | | | | on this world. Did you realize that? |
| just goes on….. lifing along. | | | | It all depends on the Meaning Life Has |
| This is the meaning to life: that LIFE | | | | For You. |
| IS MEANINGLESS. With or without us, | | | | And the best thing about it is: You |
| reality endures. But what gives all this | | | | Chose That Meaning. |
| some iota of value is that we give it | | | | |