what is meaning in the meaning of life?
Page 154 what is meaning in the meaning of life? When we look for the meaning of a work of art, a narrative or a painting or a piece of music, we are interested, not in its linguistic, meaning, except in the case of verbal narrative, there may not be any, and not in its purpose or function in a system. What we want is its significance. We want a description of what it does, and how, what it is about in the broad sense, that tells us what our attitude toward it ought to be. We are looking for truth that will let that will tell us how to feel. The answer is often complex and multivalent. Interpretation here, United, attention, explanation, and effect. So it is with the meaning of life. The question is how to feel about everything, about the whole existence and the place of humankind within it..
— from The Flight Plan (Purpose/Wisdom/Risk)