Poem-The Fallacy of Meaningful Life

Debjeet Das
2 min readSep 24, 2021

Our meaning of life changes from time to time in a sporadic way.

The events and circumstances are guiding factors for this uncontrolled sway.

What you call meaningful, others may interpret it as absurd.

Your sense of finding meaning in a cacophonous world starts getting blurred.

We all are governed by recency bias- the thing that is supreme now is always preferred.

Whether it suits your own sense of identity- never being talked about nor being heard.

What is meaningful now may become irrelevant in days to come.

Your version might get challenged and opposed making you feel dumb.

The belief that was etched in your heart and mind gets nullified with passing time.

The rapid pace of change makes things outdated which was once considered prime.

Your meaning depends on how it helps you survive, thrive, and making progress.

How it helps you in navigating life smoothly without any undue mess.

We must acknowledge our own uniqueness and guide our life as per our own understanding.

So that our thoughts don't shrink with time but keep expanding.

The moment of pause is required to think, reflect on what is good for you and what is not.

The purpose that you find on your own will help you connect all meaningful dots.

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