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Old Mar 09, 2021, 08:47 AM
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To expand on what I mean by that, it's kind of a view shared by existentialist philosophers. I mean, without getting into the religious aspect of things, I think life if you look at it on its surface, has no meaning.

But it's about our individual meanings that we create, if that makes sense.

I don't know if I'm just in a rambling mood this morning, but I wanted to add that.

Also, paradoxically, and somewhat ironically, if we realize that life has no true meaning in and of itself, we can let go of the expectation that we're "supposed to be happy!"
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