- Mottovation
- Nov 21, 2024
- 5 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
As consciousness emerges, questioning becomes inevitable. The more we awaken to the reality of existence — a fleeting moment of life on a fragile rock orbiting an ordinary star — the louder the question becomes: Why are we here?
Not because the universe owes or offers an answer. But because our awareness demands one.
For centuries, religion stepped into fill the void, offering ready-made answers to quell the doubters: Have faith. Obey God. Follow the script.
For many, this brings comfort — certainty. But at a what cost?
When meaning is handed down on a plate, there is nothing left to create.
Life becomes the price, not the prize.
But as traditional beliefs begin to weaken and faith no longer commands the unquestioned loyalty it once did, new idols have emerged to take their place.
Status. Wealth. Image. Success.
Freedom, once imagined as salvation beyond this life, is now marketed as achievement within it.
Earn more. Own more. Be seen more. The pursuit of external meaning has simply shifted from gods to goods.
Yet the emptiness remains.
Because no amount of status can ever be enough. No fortune, no title, no possession can fill the void, no acclaim or applause can silence the scream. : Meaning cannot be consumed. It must be created.
The more we chase it outside of ourselves, the more elusive it becomes.
And yet, within the collapse lies a deeper opportunity.
When we finally confront the truth — that life offers no inherent meaning, that no divine plan, no fortune, no title will complete us — we are left standing in the vulnerability of existence itself.
And it is here, in the silence, that a different kind of freedom is revealed.
If life has no pre-written meaning or purpose, then we are not here to find it —we are here to create it.
There is no script to follow. No authority to obey. No final verdict to fear.
The absence of inherent meaning is not a loss. It is a liberation.
It frees us from the anxiety of getting life "right." It frees us to live, to experiment, to choose, to forge meaning from the things that truly matter to us.
Meaning is not something waiting to be discovered in eternal life. It is something we breathe into existence through the way we choose to live — right now.
Albert Camus once wrote that the only real philosophical question is whether life is worth living.
In The Myth of Sisyphus, he imagined a man condemned to toil pushing a boulder up a mountain, only for it to roll back down — again and again.
At first, it seems a sentence of despair. A punishment without end.
But Camus saw something extraordinary : He imagined Sisyphus smiling — not because he escaped the absurd, but because he chose to make it his own.
In a universe that offers no guarantees, no final meaning, the greatest power we have is the power to choose.
Sisyphus chooses to create meaning where none is given. He transforms the struggle into a triumph. He becomes the author of his own story.
And so can we.
Fate is the hand we are dealt. Destiny is way we choose to play the hand we are dealt.
We are not here to discover meaning handed down from beyond. We are here to create it — boldly, defiantly, joyfully.
Every thought we shape. Every value we hold. Every action we take.
We are the living proof that even in an indifferent universe, we are the meaning-makers and purpose creators.
Not because we have to. But because we chose to.
Meaning is the why — the deep significance we assign to life, to moments, to choices.
Purpose is the how — the way we live out that meaning.
Meaning breathes life into purpose. Purpose gives form and motion to meaning.
Without meaning, purpose is hollow. Without purpose, meaning is never experienced.
Both are ours to choose and create.
Not a purpose imposed from above. Not a purpose found by luck or chance. An authentic purpose chosen, forged, lived.
When we live with purpose — when we create meaning and give it motion through action — we honour the extraordinary opportunity of being conscious, alive, and free.
This is where the quote “The purpose of life is a life of purpose,” from Robert Byrne’s book The Third — and Possibly the Best — 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said, comes in. It aligns perfectly with the wisdom that we have the freedom and power to create our own purpose, and by living with purpose, we build meaning in our lives.
A life where meaning is not waited for, but created. A life where purpose is not assigned, but chosen. A life where the climb, the creation, the becoming — is the triumph.
The universe may offer no meaning. But we do. And that is more than enough.
This image is more than a picture. It is a reminder.
Every colour, every line, every curve of the climb mirrors the truth we must hold onto:
The struggle is not punishment — it is possibility.
The climb is not meaningless — it is where meaning is made.
The act of choosing, striving, creating — that is the triumph.
The figure in the image is not defeated. They are alive — fully, defiantly alive — shaping meaning with every step.
The swirling skies, the soaring mountains, the blazing path —they are not obstacles. They are invitations.
Invitations to wake up. To live deliberately. To make your own mark on a universe that otherwise offers none.
Let this image become a symbol — a visual reminder that meaning and purpoise is not something you find, but something you forge.
Every time you see it, remember:
The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
The climb is yours. The creation is yours. The meaning is yours.
And that is more than enough.
Life does not come with meaning built in. It comes with the raw, astonishing freedom to create it.
You are not here to be given a purpose. You are here to live a life of purpose — a life that only you can create.
If you are ready to go further — to not just understand this, but to embed it —a step-by-step guide is available to download below.
It will show you how to turn this insight into action : how to forge your own meaning, define your purpose, and embed this commitment into your daily life — with this image as your constant reminder.
Because this is your climb. And it’s time to make it matter.
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