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What does it mean?
The speaker admits life's wonders brought no good but admits they cannot quit living.
In plain terms
Seeing the world helped nothing but I can't stop living.
What can you take from it?
Life continues even when it seems meaningless.

Where it applies

  • existential crisis
  • daily life

Putting it to work

  • keep going
  • accept existence

Questions to consider

  • Why do we keep going?
  • Is meaning necessary?

Another view

Meaning might be found differently later.

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