ritual is a journey SUMMER IS AN ASSAULT

Something I've noticed on Goodreads is that people frequently mistake the existentialist description of life as meaningless. Existentialism does not imply that there is no reason to live, it implies that there is no objectively defensible reason to live. We are free to act on the basis of the values that feel valid for us in the specific context in which we find ourselves. Rather than a pitied excuse to give up on life, existentialism gives bliss for individuals to live passionately out of their own personal values, own celebrations, and own rituals. 

Admitting that we can never fully explain existence doesn’t mean we must dwell in ignorance.