Being Alive (and the Meaning-of-Life ‘as’ Unicorn)

“I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” – Joseph Campbell

Rather self-explanatory, isn’t it?

(And in my opinion, the “meaning-of-life” something unlikely to be satisfyingly found (if at all . . . ), while the experience of being of alive is something we can indeed find, nurture and expand.)

 

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