Michael Grothaus

“If they could ever truly have awareness, they’d instantly know what the meaning of their life is. It’s to serve burgers or to be a car and drive people around, or to build highways, or whatever task they were made for. They’d never have the agony of wondering why they’re here. But people, we’re always searching for meaning. You know, Why was I put on this earth? What’s my purpose? But the truth is, we don’t have one. I wasn’t born for any particular reason any more than you were or that student over there was. No person was born meaning to fulfill a specific task. If we want to find meaning in our lives, we need to make our own. But not robots – they have meaning built right in.”
― Michael Grothaus, Beautiful Shining People

“Let’s just listen to the rain,’ she says, returning her head to its resting place on me. ‘Isn’t it nice, the way it comes down?’ And, as she squeezes me tight, I feel a warm drip hit my chest as if a single drop of that rain has found its way inside.

‘Let’s just hold each other and listen to the rain.”
― Michael Grothaus, Beautiful Shining People