We Create Our Own Meaning

Are we here for a purpose? This question puzzled not only philosophers but many ordinary people throughout centuries. To avoid falling into an existential crisis and follow its hard path, people choose to look away and not contemplate whether there is meaning to what we do. People find given meaning to their lives from religion, devotion to their government, or from the wills of their parents. I think we should choose the harder path and consider existentialist philosophy. I argue that we are a collection of atoms that exists in a universe that isn’t created for a reason. If there is no reason for our…