Does life have no inherent meaning?

Life doesn’t have inherent meaning, it’s like a blank canvas that you get to color yourself.

Imagine you have a box full of crayons, and no one tells you what picture to draw. You can make a dragon, a flower, or even a silly face with your nose! The meaning comes from you, the choices you make, the things you love, and the people you laugh with.

What Does That Mean?

  • You decide what's fun. If you like playing on the swings, that’s meaningful to you.
  • Others can have different pictures. Your friend might paint a superhero, while you draw a pizza, both are awesome in their own way.
  • No one is wrong. There's no teacher saying, “You must draw a cat!” You get to choose.

So even if life feels like a blank canvas at first, it’s yours to color however you want, and that’s pretty cool! Life doesn’t have inherent meaning, it’s like a blank canvas that you get to color yourself.

Imagine you have a box full of crayons, and no one tells you what picture to draw. You can make a dragon, a flower, or even a silly face with your nose! The meaning comes from you, the choices you make, the things you love, and the people you laugh with.

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Examples

  1. A child asks, 'Why do I have to go to school?'
  2. Someone reads a book and wonders if it matters.
  3. A person looks at the stars and feels small.

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