The Meaning of Life

According to Naval, the meaning of life is a non-sense question.

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He says that right from birth, we’re engaged in one or more games. In school, we play the game of grades or the social game of popularity. We grow up and play the money game, the career game, the status game by purchasing cars or upgrading apartments. We play the love, relationship and family games, trying to do something for our loved ones. We play the legacy game in an attempt to achieve immortality.

There’s nothing wrong with playing these games, cause after all, that’s what we call living. But it’s worth noting that at the end of the day, these are just games. And games are meant to be fun.

Games are meant to be won and lost. They are meant to excite you and bring you down to your knees. But any time you feel bored, games are meant to be left.

I think that’s something we forget about. We immerse ourselves to the extent that we forget that we aren’t obligated to keep playing. Once in a while, we can take rest. We can sit back and watch others play. We can even stop playing altogether.

Another mistake we make is thinking that there’s an end point that our efforts lead to. Think of all your accomplishments. Didn’t all of them just lead to a new goal?

In reality, all games in life are infinite, they can be played endlessly. There’s always another step in the career ladder, another place to travel to, another person to impress.

Knowing the fact that life is intrinsically meaningless, we are free to create our own meaning. We can choose to play the games we like. We can choose to live from moment to moment. We can do whatever we like, here and now.

What games are you playing right now? Or are you just tired?

Happy Sunday!
Aachman