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I exist
A wanderer in this world
I used to think that the adventure is out there
But lately, it has become apparent
that I got it the other way round.
The life path that I conjured up as a child
The linear world that my upbringing promised to me
Does not exist.
A seismic realization of philosophers —
“Existence precedes essence!”
I now understand.
We are each, conscious beings who stumbled into existence
To grapple with finding meaning
in a contingent world inhabited by smart apes.
I exist
A wanderer in the world
But the real journey is within me
Learning my essence is the project of a lifetime
And I have,
the soaring skyscrapers and ceaseless canyons,
as my company.
