The way I've been thinking about thing is that - yes, life is (relatively) short and meaningless and there is no point or purpose to the universe, from an outsi

The way I've been thinking about thing is that - yes, life is (relatively) short and meaningless and there is no point or purpose to the universe, from an outside viewpoint (this is important). However, a deep understanding of that gives you freedom. Because if everything is objectively meaningless, then just by virtue of finding something interesting, you have just given that something MORE meaning than everything else. Thus, whatever you find interesting is almost infinitely more meaningful than anything else. That's pretty cool - your choice changes the entire universe, for you. If you manage to be persistent enough, then for others as well. Kind of makes you all-powerful ;)