People often say that life is empty and meaningless
I used to think that too
But at some point, that idea suddenly started to feel strange
Why is it empty?
“If you live diligently, what’s the point? In the end, everything disappears when you die…”
That’s probably what it means
But isn’t that just a misunderstanding?
Isn’t it simply that we once assumed there was some other kind of meaning, and then realized there wasn’t?
For example, maybe I failed to fully consider that I would grow old and die
Or I believed that what I achieved through effort would last forever
The meaning of life is simply in the present moment, in life itself (if you think about it, it would be strange if it were elsewhere)
We don’t live for something else, but should focus on the present we are living
When you start to think this way, life can become completely different—or remain the same
For those who lived only by society’s standards or focused too much on the future, life will change completely
For those who already lived a present that satisfied both what they want now and the future they hope for, nothing will change
So even if you focus on the present, that standard could still be earning more money
And that can genuinely be enjoyable
It’s similar to the idea of enjoying a “go-to-hell” kind of life
But it’s a bit different
