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The Gentle Indifference of the Universe

Updated: Aug 15


Forever elusive

Unclear. The value of life

Unknown to masses.

We search in unknowing vain

That which never existed.

We strive for meaning

To fill the void in our hearts

And call to the skies

Screaming at the universe

To tell us of our purpose.

The cosmos, silent.

Indifferent to our plight.

Always ignorant.

And why should it heed our calls?

We are but miniscule specks.

A clear conclusion:

Life = meaninglessness

Logical, glaring.

Absurd—the search for meaning

From the unsympathetic.

Despair. A response

Natural. Your own existence

Questioned. Upended.

Why bother? There is no point.

Either way, the world goes on.

Accept the Absurd

Rebel, live in spite of it

Through meaning-making.

Find contentment in struggling

Against the unstoppable.

Just like Sisyphus,

Condemned to futility

For eternity

The struggle fills a man’s heart

It’s enough to make meaning.

“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”



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