Life in the long run is devoid of meaning,
For a lifetime is too short before nature starts cleaning,
Mankind will eventually face the inevitability of death,
Just as every living thing dies on the day of its last breath,
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The meaning of life. One of the most poetic, most philosophical questions. It is really hard to predict the future. It is an amazing game to do so and it may be very intriguing and even enchanting to believe in one's own predictions. The only fact about the future is that we do not know. Even what will happen ten minutes from now, we cannot predict. So, somehow I think you are very right to say in your last stanza: We are living in a truly amazing world, an amazing universe. Let's give meaning to the now. The question remains how to give the meaning to the now. So many people search in blind faith, others in pleasure. I believe that the most direct way to a meaningful life is to enjoy the sweet satisfaction of selfless service, sharing our talents and somehow try to get a bit closer to the ideal of unconditional love.