Everything is meaningless. And for me, that's a comforting thought.

There is no ultimate plan. There is no set purpose, set goal. This makes me happy. Most people, through all the ages, have always searched for meaning. It's why so many people turn to religion, for meaning. That's why people study philosophy. It's all a search for meaning in life. So many people seem to want life to mean something, to have a purpose. Yet I'm so glad to realize that it doesn't.

Having a meaningless life means that I can do whatever I want with it. No one is going to judge me when I die, and say no, you failed. I'm not forced into a life that I don't necessarily want just because it seems 'right'. I am living my life just for my own pleasure, and nothing else. I'm not living it for notoriety, I'm not living it for a cause. I'm not living it for some eternal blessing. I'm living just for me. That and nothing else. And it feels so great. I can do what I want with my life. If I want to have fun I can have fun. If I want to work I can work. If I want to curse, and yell and scream, I can curse and yell and scream. Granted, I have to deal with all the earthly consequences of my actions. But there are only earthly consequences. No eternal being is going to damn me for living an enjoyable life. I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. I'm going to enjoy life.

I also love that this is all that there is. The idea that there is no afterlife is incredibly comforting to me. The reason? It makes this life important. I mean think about it, if after this life you go on to some eternal, infinite life, how does this one even compare. This one is incredibly insignificant in comparison. And if we keep living mortal lives over and over again, what does one really count? Not much. But if this is all we have. If this is it, and then we go back to the periodic table, well damn, this is IT! It's important. It's all we got. So LIVE IT WELL. If this life is all I have, I sure as hell aint gonna waste it. I'm going to make every moment could count. Because any could be the last. And I mean the LAST. Not just the last before something else, but the real last, absolute end of everything. So make this worth it. Love what you have now, because it's all you'll ever have. Make this life everything you could ever want.

Yes, I think my views are comforting. They make this life important, but without a directed goal, a set path you must follow. Make this life wonderful, in whatever way you want. That's my view on things. And I like it. For once, I like my views. They make me happy.

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