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A sense of life meaning ensues but cannot be deliberately pursued: life meaning is always a derivative phenomenon that materializes when we have transcended ourselves.

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Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude.
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I must stop him from being one of those who call themselves good because they have no claws.
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Never take away anything if you have nothing better to offer
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Specialness as a primary mode of death transcendence takes a number of other maladaptive forms.
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