I like this a lot. I have very similar views to yours: I think death just means nonexistence, and there’s no need to fear it because you won’t be there to experience it. The end may be painful and sad, but death itself I think of as rest, relief, and yes, peace.

As for meaning, we all make this ourselves, the whole messy wibbly-wobbly interlinked biosphere. None of us asked to be here, and none of us were given a task to do or a test to pass. We just put those on ourselves and each other. I think the only test is how the things you do make yourself and others happy or miserable. We all prefer happiness to misery, so let’s try to work for happiness when we can. That’s my purpose as I see it.

Thanks for your post. It’s nice to read about someone getting on well with themselves. 🙂