Often people, especially religious people, look outside themselves to find the meaning of life—in scripture, in messages from religious leaders, religious relics, and so forth. When you do this, and do it for your entire life, it becomes hard to imagine life without this kind of spiritual structure constructed for you and around you. But suppose you instead looked within yourself? By doing so, it’s not hard to find meaning in life by doing meaningful things—caring for others less fortunate than you, raising children, accomplishing hard tasks that give you physical, intellectual, or emotional
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