A Tinder Bio Made Me Have an Epiphany

Life summed up in one nonchalant sentence.

Life is absurd. Start asking yourself the question “what for?” for everything you do, and you’re screwed.

It’s no coincidence that we keep ourselves constantly busy. It keeps us from thinking too much. It was when I finally lifted my head from all these occupations and looked around me that I landed on THE critical ground.

That of the meaning of life. Of its purpose.

What to do with all the time we are given? How to use it wisely? To make it meaningful?

What makes sense?

We seem to be asking ourselves too many questions. One person on Tinder found an answer, and it resonated strongly in my mind.

The more I thought about it, the more confused I felt. Ever since I finished school and thus regained full possession of my time, I have felt lost. What should I do with my time?

On the subject of the meaning of life, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey at the end of 2017. An open-ended question asked Americans to describe in their own words what gave meaning to their lives. What made them feel most fulfilled or satisfied.

Here’s what emerged:

The feeling of belonging to a group came first: the family. I can identify with that too.

But there is still a problem. Belonging to a group is not an activity in itself. And part of being human is doing things.

What is the meaning of what we do with our time, and how to fill it with meaning? The answer is: maybe there isn’t any.

When I came across this Tinder profile, I had an epiphany. Its bio summed up the state of my thinking about the meaning of life. This sentence appeared on the very first photo. I interrupted myself and stared at this little sentence. I took a screenshot of it.

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