You and you alone are the sole arbiter of the meaning in your life. The second you turn to someone and say, What does life mean? or, What should my life mean? you have slipped into a mind-set that courts inauthenticity and depression. The second you agree with someone simply because of her position or reputation, whether that someone is a guru, author, cleric, parent, politician, general, or elder, you fall from the path of personal meaning-maker.

p. 53 - The Atheist's Way (2009)