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What is the meaning of life?

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Answer:

The meaning of life is to positively influence as many of the lives around you as possible.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some people begin to feel a sense of dread when thinking about how little space they take up, and how long they will be alive, because it seems quite small and meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

That, however, is a result of the human brain rationalizing the value and worth of something by how long it exists and how much space it takes up. In reality, something does not need to take up much space, or exist for very long, in order to be worthy and meaningful.

For instance, a hamster is very small and may live only three years before passing of old age. However, if that hamster made a person happy — filled them with joy every day when they arrived home, gave them a reason to get out of bed even when they didn't feel like it, gave them the feeling of love even while being isolated — then it had a very, very meaningful existence.

Humans are very small, and we exist for very short amounts of time, but we have the power to feel and love and change our surroundings, and as long as we leave behind a legacy of even one smile, or even one life saved (no matter how small - a lizard, perhaps), or even one moment of hope, then we will have fulfilled our purpose, and that is all we could ever ask for.

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