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Meaning?
While most people seem too busy spending their lives trying to survive, there are some who do not feel comfortable living until they discover a higher purpose or true meaning of their existence, namely, a purpose that not only makes more sense but also provides the driving force in their daily life.
Without a doubt, every human being has an innate need to know, or at least believe s/he knows, the reason/s why it is worth getting out of bed every day.
The reasons obviously evolve as we age.
The most common reasons are those that bring greater joy to life. Thus, the need to seek happiness seems to arise by default without realizing that happiness is not something to be sought, for it must be lived in the present time.
Sadly, the conditions that we humans are subjected to, which keep us from realizing this fact, are almost endless.
On the one hand, we are subjected to our likes or desires and to our dislikes or despises. On the other hand, we are subject to the wishes and likes of others and also to their dislikes and despises.
Despite the conditioning we are continually subjected to, there is a reason that always seems somewhat furtive or distant, namely, the fundamental reason why we were born in this given time and space.
Few seem to be those who not only wonder about the fundamental reason for their existence but also do something to find it or, at least, attempt to explain it.
In the end, nothing seems to be really relevant, except the…