Does humanity matter?

One possible definition of human existence: the attempt to matter.

Baby crying = I matter!

Child receiving a birthday gift = you matter!

Teen getting education = I matter!

Our jobs = we matter!

Our families = we matter!

Our pets = we matter!

Our hobbies = we matter!

And on, and on. We want SO very badly to matter. Maybe not to everyone, maybe not everytime or everyplace.

But we want it. We want to matter.

Why?

Because if we matter, it proves that we exist.

And we really want to exist. We want to be real.

Well, usually.

When BAD things happen, we don't want those to be real. (This can't be happening! This is a nightmare! This isn't real!)

Wouldn't it be cool if all the bad stuff didn't matter? What if the good stuff doesn't matter, either? What if your definition of which stuff is good and which stuff is bad doesn't matter?

Remember, only FACTS matter. Only REALITY matters.

My life matters only to the extent that I'm aligning it to FACT and to REALITY.