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    Posted: 03-Nov-2007 at 05:35
Meaning of life: accepting the fact that he world goes on in its own ways, regardless of your own personal feelings on the subject. The next step is living in it, and trying to make the best of your own circumstances. Having fun and feeling a certain poignancy in these facts are a plus.

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In other words, make your own meaning: the universe isn't conveniently going to supply you with a higher purpose. Live life. Have a good, thoughtful time. Don't believe you mean nothing just because no old man in a white robe says "your higher purpose is to____"

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Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and god? "Thou shalt" is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, "I will." - Nietzsche

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I'm OK with that interpretation, sure. Make it your own. Grab the bull by the horns and give the bastard a good fight before you go down.

Best example of a world outlook I can think of comes from Papa Hemingway:

"If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterwards many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of those you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry."
-Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

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^^ Oh.  My.  God.  That is an amazing quote that I could not possibly agree with more if I tried. 
 
The weird thing is I have said that in as many words to family/people before.
"War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."--Thomas Mann

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