If, however, you want to retain some control over your personal existence and the future of life, you have to run faster than the algorithms, faster than Amazon and the government, and get to know yourself before they do. To run fast, don’t take much baggage with you. Leave all your illusions behind. They are very heavy. 20 Meaning Life Is Not a Story Who am I? What should I do in life? What is the meaning of life? Humans have been asking these questions from time immemorial.