[quote=The-Shoveler]Finding meaning in your life is very important IMO.

Else you could be a very rich miserable SOB.

Family, hobbies ect.. can be meaningful but in general the idea is life is not for being happy, but for finding meaning and that may not be saving the world etc.. or even doing what others could not do in your place.

Anyway IMO.[/quote]

My life is feeling unusually meaningful right now. The oldest just finished SDSU engineering, in 4 years as planned (anybody know of any employment leads for a young mechanical engineer?).

He is so clearheaded, optimistic, joyful, he makes me feel really good about life, even though, basically, my life is kind of winding down, in a sense. Not imminently, but I do feel like the flight has begun its descent. I think im still permitted to walk around the cabin, for a while at least.

But not him. He’s just booking an incredible trip, ready to go!

So lately it seems to me that meaning is found in helping other people, your kids, or others you can connect with. Now I would not have agreed with this sappy sentiment when I was younger, in fact, it would have sounded kind of stupid to me.

Others? Feh. Why would I want to “help” others if I could spend money or time on my self. Well, it turns out I was wrong. My self is kind of dull and annoying.
I went to buy him a new car last night and frankly, it was way more fun than buying anything for myself.

In fact, there’s pretty much nothing else for me to buy for me that will make me really happy. I have everything. A new expensive car for me would probably just depress me, thinking about insurance, etc. I’d much rather have an old cheap car for me and a new cheap car for him!

So yeah, it sounds dumb. But meaning is probably found when you connect and look outside yourself.