Purpose and Meaning

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Something that has always baffled me is the need that most people have for their life to "mean something". Apparently, one cannot be happy or fulfilled unless one's life has a "purpose" to it, but I have no idea why that should be the case.
My life doesn't mean anything at all, and I'm perfectly happy about that. We're born, we live, and then we die, and that's it. There's no "afterlife", reincarnation isn't real, and we won't be judged by "God" (whatever that is), so why would anyone waste their time trying to find out "what it's all about"? Life isn't about anything. Isn't that obvious?

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Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

It's indvidual what we put meaning in. To some it's meaningful to think there's an afterlife, while others find meaning in for example passions and hobbies or why not their dream career or to have a family or to to simply make a difference for others, or to learn new things. Grow as a person.

Some are leaning eudiamoniac while others are more hedonistic and all about instant rewards.

Nothing is right or wrong, that's the cool part, we get to decide for ourselves what we think matters.