Why Do You Exist?

Humans are always searching for meaning. We believed that God created us with purpose.

"I exist — that must mean something, right?"

But what if your entire life was not preplanned?

What if your birth was merely a happenstance?

What if your entire life is meaningless?

What I’ve come to realize after years of being on this planet is that life has no meaning whatsoever. Everything you do will eventually come to an end. Someday, you will perish, and all that’s left will be your dust on this Earth. Even that dust will eventually vanish. After a while, Earth will be swallowed by the Sun, never to be seen again. The Sun will then turn into a dwarf and die slowly in a cold, lonely universe.

Perhaps God doesn’t exist.

Everything we’ve done is a consequence of our own actions.

There’s no greater force to dictate our behavior.

Everything happens just by the random dice roll of the universe.

Humans exist only to die.

Life is inherently absurd.

Then, what’s left for us?

If life is essentially meaningless, then what’s in it for us?

If everything is pointless, then what’s the point?

Should we all just die?

Should we all just fall into despair for the rest of our lives?

Well, quite the opposite, actually.

While existentialists like Jean-Paul Sartre believed that our lives are ours to control — that we are condemned to be free, and that the future is in our hands — Albert Camus proposed a different idea. He believed that to live is to revolt. Even when faced with absurdity, we must by no means succumb to it.

The daily struggle is meaningful.

That coffee you tasted.

That morning sun piercing through your skin.

That movie you just watched.

There’s beauty in this world.

And so, the only thing we can do is keep moving forward — keep heading toward the future, no matter how bleak it may seem.

Life may lack purpose, but the journey itself doesn’t.

There’s fulfillment in the mundane things.

Life is full of surprises. But that’s what makes it a worthwhile journey.

Sometimes we fall, and sometimes we rise — and that’s all part of it.

“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” - Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

The absurd isn’t an enemy to defeat, but a reality to live with — courageously.

So please, don’t give up. Keep facing the future head-on. Everything will be okay.