Some More Thoughts on Meaning

The meaning of life… deeper meaning

                It pulls you through suffering or

                Pulls you into it as you seek

For answers.

Meaning is a deep question-

                About life and existence

What IS the meaning of life if it

                Ends in death?

We are back to the First Step- we are

                Powerless.

Death is the ultimate powerlessness,

                The Ultimate against which we

                Fight and argue

                And build dikes of denial and doubt

                Against despair and desperation.

Until one day the question is clear. It is no longer

                A question. It is

                A statement beyond awareness,

Broader than faith

                Deeper than hope.

There IS meaning to life

                Because

It ends in death. Life’s very value comes because

Life is time-limited. It is finite-

                Filled with option that will end.

Is that okay?

                Is that acceptable?

There is no other option so it

                Must be.

Therefore run with it,

                Believe it

                                Act like it.

There you will find the meaning,

Not in words, perhaps, but in

                Soul and Spirit.

Look around. Become mindful.

                Be aware.

Let your experience be spun

                Into new ideas,

                New perspectives,

                New dreams.

Meaning will come. It will live and

                Become more alive each day.