Random chance. Somehow the big bang happened, the universe was created, stars formed, our star formed, planets formed around the sun, the Earth formed, it was the right distance from the sun, it revolved and rotated at the right speeds, it had a moon and tides, life appeared, it evolved, we arrived, and no man-made or natural disasters have wiped us out (like the dinosaurs). Eventually your grandparents were born, your parents, and you. That’s it. It’s entirely random dumb luck that we (and you) are here. There’s no special meaning, no higher purpose that we’re here for. We just happen to have occurred, we are here for maybe 100 years and then we die.

We die. Think about that for a minute. You will at some point cease to exist. It’s hard to imagine. You try to think about what it will feel like to die… but you can’t. It won’t feel like anything. You won’t exist. You’ll be gone. There is no magic, no afterlife, your consciousness isn’t going to live on or be reincarnated. When life ends, that’s it. Your existence is really really short, make the most of it!

What is the meaning of life? There isn’t one. Life just happens. Is that depressing? On the contrary, I think life is meaningless until you see that it has no meaning. Then ‘life is what you make it’. Life is random and brief, and that is what makes it so beautiful and amazing. So many things had to fall the right way for you to exist and it will be gone so fast… So appreciate it! Savor it! Enjoy it! Do something with it! Do you want to be remembered after you’re gone? Build relationships! Help others! Contribute to society!