There is no point to any of this.  The secret to life is that...  there is no secret!  We spend so much of our time dwelling, wondering, reflecting--         Am I doing the right thing?         Do I matter?         How can I make a difference to the world?  Like finding our purpose is the reason that we are alive.  These are not moral questions indicating our desire to improve the state of humankind;  They are implications of the roots of our insecurity.         Am I doing the right thing?  Subjective. Isn't relevant.         Do I matter?  You're a dot of pigment on the face of the earth so...frankly, no.         How can I make a difference to the world?  Unless you have an unusually dense system of money, intellect, and other resources, it will be very difficult to do.         Then why am I alive.   Because it can be so beautiful.  There is duality...
Words and images from an Eastern NC artist/researcher