We spend our days bound by endless obligations. Yet, even with loneliness, failed relationships, and soul-draining work, people still manage to catch a glimpse of happiness. Why?

  • Arbiter@lemmy.world
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    5 天前

    Well, things do happen after you die, just not to you.

    Compassion for those who come after us is one possible source of meaning.

    One could also consider that having no afterlife makes this life more meaningful than it would be compared to an infinity.