faul,
"Seems to me your life is very short & completely
meaningless.....unless you think being a slave to
a system has some meaning"
Its been my experience to be touched & to have touched others in ways that create lifetime memories.
That is for me the meaningfulness of this time on earth.
I was raised a Roman Catholic & attended parochial school.
Later, as an adult I questioned much of their MAN-made laws & dogma.
I don't believe in a 'god' per se, I do believe people are put in our path to help us with the journey & we are obliged to do the same.
IMO, that is hardly 'meaningless', that is what makes us human.