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Finding Meaning

Volume XVI, Number II

KidSpirit writers and artists bravely take on questions that go to the heart of the human experience. What is the meaning of life? Do we each have a purpose? How can we self-reflect in a time of overstimulation?

Cover Artwork: Isabella Hsieh, 17

The Big Question

Is There Universal Meaning, or Is Meaning Subjective and Individual?

by Sybille Nkunzimana
I search for meaning in the things I find most confusing and realize that this thing I am looking for, trying so hard to understand and describe, is so abstract that it cannot be verbalized.
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Features

Meaning: A Quest Throughout the Journey of Life

by Mahnoor Ali Pervaiz

From the moment we enter this world until our last breath, we are presented with numerous opportunities and challenges to find purpose.

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Features

Dance and Meaning

by Xiaoxiao Chen

Dance often does not receive the examination that it deserves. Nevertheless, its many traits set the genre apart from other arts.

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Features

The Psychology of Meaning

by Alison Hu
Features

The Crossroads of Life

by Orin Sim
Fiction

Quest for The Nectar

by Siddhant Raj
Fiction

The Tree of Wisdom

by Ruth Benitez Escobar
Fiction

Choosing Love and Meaning: Two Tales

by Dareen Kildany
Fiction

Live On

by Avishi Gurnani
Awesome Moments

Fruits of Passion

by Konrad Tittel
Awesome Moments

Syria

by Nour Dabain
Awesome Moments

A Cafe in Florence

by Eleanor Colston
Helping Hands

Helping People Find Meaning

by Jack Green
Helping Hands

Chilly Mornings, Warm Souls: Stories from the Prahran Winter Breakfast

by Vincent Chang
Helping Hands

Confessions of a Reluctant Optimist

by Mahrukh Khurshid
Helping Hands

A Lesson of Kindness

by Raquel Fernandez Alvarado
Interfaith Connections

The Puzzle of Life

by Liz Fabiola
Interfaith Connections

The Meaning Within

by Ananya Verma
Interfaith Connections

Out of the Shells

by David Yang
Media

The Scrooges in Our Hearts

by Vincent Chang
Media

The Thing About Jellyfish: An Exploration into the Human Mind

by Adya Sarin
Media

Reimagining Life's Purpose: Insights from Pixar's Soul

by Maya Ahmed Lone and Maria Basovska
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Poetry

Alone Together

by Jawad Maayah

Where am I? What am I doing here? Is this a game?

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Gutters

by Sophia M. Reid

Who I Will Be

by Amy Bai

A Stupid Question

by Ella Moira

Storm

by Fiorella Alfonso

Ode to Music

by Katherine Lamica

Lethal Conundrum

by Avishi Gurnani

Who Am I?

by Athena Evangelia

Wintertide

by Dhruvika Parikh

Cozy Christmas Nights

by Oksana Sheremeta

Diamonds

by Ojaswi Thakur

Floral Deception

by Félix Delgado

PerSpectives

Finding Meaning in Your Life Seasons

by Kaitlin Curtice
Every season of life matters, and we should be paying attention to what we are learning along the way.
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