The meaning of life part IV - What now

So what do we do now?

I think it was Leibniz who asked: Why is there something instead of nothing? That is of course the fundamental question and precisely the one to which there is no answer. But still, we are here. Since there is a universe, and since in this universe there is life, and since in this life there is a life that is conscious of itself, we can say that we are, very simply, the universe starting to be conscious of itself.

But let’s look at it in a different way. Maybe asking the question is already answering it. Since there is a universe, we could say that the meaning of the universe is itself. The meaning of the universe is the universe. Since there is life, then the meaning of life, of all life, is life. The perpetuation of life. And since there is life conscious of itself, humanity say, then the meaning of conscious life is conscious life. It is not necessary to look for the meaning of life outside of life. Humanity is its own meaning. But then, if we are to take this seriously, humanity will fulfill the meaning of its existence if it perpetuates itself. And the more, the merrier. And the more conscious of itself the better. Following that logic, one should try to promote and perpetuate life conscious of itself, knowledge, art, everything that is the result of this consciousness. In others and in oneself.

I think I can live with that.