Chapter 6. Meaning

If enough gives a life orientation, and values provide direction, meaning answers a deeper question:Why does any of it matter?Human beings are unusual in this regard.Other creatures live, strive, reproduce, and die without needing a philosophical justification for their existence. But humans possess a peculiar awareness. We know that life is finite. We know that time is limited. And we know that the choices we make shape the small portion of existence we inhabit.That awareness inevitably raises a question:What makes a life meaningful?For centuries people have tried to answer it in different ways.