The Meaning of Life

by | Nov 13, 2024 | Poetry

In the 16 years that I have lived
and the time that I’ve spent dreaming
I thought that life was about chasing happiness
and that per-suit was the whole meaning

I’ve now learned that the goal is not to experience happiness
but to experience what happens to us

We were created to feel
each emotion made to use
chasing one thing
will actually make us lose

So now I can confer
life happens either way
so practice gratitude, feel deeply, and love abundantly
even if it feels cliche

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