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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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#947710 added December 17, 2018 at 8:31pm
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The Meaning of Life (for me)

Prompt: The meaning of life for some people can be the privilege of existence or to feel one’s worth or to own a dog or a myriad of other things. What is the meaning of life for you or, if you don't want to talk about yourself, someone you know or a character you’ve created?


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Life has so many meanings, and I don’t think our existence is a divine joke. The meaning of life is the meaning we each give to our lives. That meaning rests on our very own shoulders, and each one of us may have an individual meaning and a shared one with some others.

That meaning for me is the joy I get from being alive. It is when I am absorbed in watching, musing, thinking, reading, writing, doing something, or solving a problem or two. It is then that I feel absolutely happy because all I will ever have is whoever I am and whatever I make of myself.

Also, this means helping when I can and trying to keep away from hurting others, and not only people, other living beings, too. This means recognizing and respecting others and honoring them for who they are, even if they are very different from me.

I think the capacity to care for others is life’s deepest significance and it is what the Higher Being asks of us because while doing that, we elevate ourselves, too, whether we may be aware of it or not.


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