1. The only thing that really comforts me deeply is the fact that we were here and we lived. I've had a really great life overall. I've gotten to enjoy a lot of

1. The only thing that really comforts me deeply is the fact that we were here and we lived. I've had a really great life overall. I've gotten to enjoy a lot of what makes human life great. Much more than most people and that luck is never lost on me. Nothing can take away the life I've had. It happened. It's been great. It's a beautiful thing. The fact that it will end in tragedy is unfortunate but it doesn't alter the fact that it happened. I was here. You were here. We lived. 2. As for meaning, the only thing that makes sense to me is to help yourself and others live as great a life as possible (See #1). In the best case you can not only help yourself but you can also help other people have better lives too. Any contribution is great. If you can't contribute at all, that's okay too. We should all just do the best we can, with no judgement or negativity for people that can't contribute. Bill Gates has spared millions of people from terrible suffering, that's an example of a huge contribution. Ideally everyone would live a great and long life. Anything you can do to help is meaningful, however small or indirect. 3. Humans in the future won't suffer like this. We will evolve, using technology, to be superior beings that are likely immortal and beyond all forms of suffering we're currently aware of. Star Trek and beyond is inevitable if we don't blow ourselves up. This is comforting because it means this terrible situation won't afflict our descendants and it's upsetting because we won't personally make it to the promise land and we got pretty close. 4. Humans are very much alike. It's reasonable to think of humanity as a single entity in some ways. So humanity itself is kind of immortal already, and that means all humans are kind of immortal. Almost everything that makes you special exists in other humans too, in different combinations but it's all there in the DNA and culture. You will die but humanity will live and what makes you special will live on within it. 5. On a practical level, the best thing to do is ignore our ultimate fate and focus on having as good a life as possible. Living in this "ignorant bliss" is a necessary coping mechanism and nothing to be ashamed of. The luckiest people live in this ignorant bliss most of their life. Focusing on being mentally and physically healthy is the first step towards having the best life possible.