if we knew the meaning of life it would cease to have meaning

A Man Said to the Universe

A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.

Perhaps this puzzle we're so desperately trying to build, has already been constructed, and we're mistakenly taking it apart, begging like savages for understanding.

At the end of time I want my art to stand up and my soul to bow down.

What is the meaning of life…to give life meaning.

There is no meaning to existence except which we put in it