I don’t presume to know what happens upon death, whether there is an “after.” What if life is finite? What if there is no afterlife or reincarnation?

Would there be a purpose to life? If the theorized heat death of the universe is true, is it all a waste? Where’s the meaning if everything is temporary?

I would answer that we can derive meaning simply because it’s temporary. We have one life, one short period, to make meaning. The only way to matter is to impact others.

Even if it’s only in a shooting star kind of way, every single person who chooses to do good makes the universe better for those after. When enough people do that all around the world, the sky is magnificently lit for all to enjoy.