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 In other words: *"Embrace your temporary, limited, and imperfect nature while striving to make meaningful, lasting contributions."*
 Or in short: *"from finitude through legacy towards transcendence"*.
 
-And I believe that could (or even should?) be everyone's purpose in life. It surely is in mine.
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-P.S. Even though I only explored these in detail afterwards, you might notice strong alignments with the core ideas of
-[existentialism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism) and elements of [stoicism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism).
-In particular, [Frankl's 'self-transcendence'](https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=4e860812b971281fd3d34e8456751190f8e03773),
+After diving deeper into philosophy as a subject in the following years, I've found strong alignments with some elements of
+[stoicism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism) and especially the ideas of [existentialism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism).
+In particular, with [Frankl's 'self-transcendence'](https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=4e860812b971281fd3d34e8456751190f8e03773),
 [Nietzsche's 'become who you are'](https://psyche.co/ideas/when-nietzsche-said-become-who-you-are-this-is-what-he-meant),
-[Arendt's 'vita activa'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Condition_(Arendt_book)), and – from the popular modern authors –
-perhaps also [Burkman's 'imperfectionism'](https://www.oliverburkeman.com/meditationsformortals).
-If you made the connection to these concepts, well done!
+[Arendt's 'vita activa'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Condition_(Arendt_book)), [Yalom's 'rippling effect'](https://youtu.be/R8NrPOkk_B4),
+and – from the popular modern authors – perhaps also [Burkman's 'imperfectionism'](https://www.oliverburkeman.com/meditationsformortals).
+If you made the connection to these concepts before me – well done!
+
+Through reading and exploration, I've also had three important realisations that have expanded upon my earlier thoughts.
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+*Firstly*, I used to believe I'd formulated something that could (or even should?) be everyone's guiding idea – simply because it made so much sense to me.
+I've come to see, though, that it's each person's freedom and responsibility to seek their own path, not something defined by universal truths.
+No one can choose for me, and I can't choose for them.
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+*Secondly*, I'm now aware that what I put together represents my search for terrestrial meaning in the absence of cosmic meaning –
+an attempt to grasp a purpose, sense of direction in a universe that is silent and indifferent. 
+Meaning only begins when humans arrive: to feel it, question and interpret it, care about it.
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+*Thirdly*, while I'm drawn to introspection and "lasting contributions", I recognise the limits of past- and future-oriented ways of living.
+As such, I place great importance on staying grounded in the present moment – finding joy and connection in the simple, everyday here-and-now.
+Appreciating that life is, rather than how it is or how it should be.
 
 ## Goal & Framework
 Later in 2019, I took [CliftonStrengths from Gallup](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx) and it was very much spot on!