Life is pointless. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; it just is. We are the product of atoms coming together in the ocean, not for any particular purpose, but simply because it could happen. Eventually, we will all die. Even if you were to become as famous as Einstein, you would one day be forgotten. Well, unless our species survives to the point of immortality, but whatever. We are the building blocks of the universe arranged into a structure complex enough to produce advanced algorithms; thus, giving us self-awareness and the ability to manipulate the world around us. We go about our lives every day ignoring these facts, but they are still there. I often wonder about death. I mean, what is death, truly? Every atom that was ever us will still exist. Sure, our cells will reach ionic equilibrium, and the disintegration of the plasma membranes will release calcium, which will bind to tropomyosin allowing the myosin heads to bind to actin until those proteins disintegrate as well. But the atoms... those will still exist. Every Sodium, potassium, and chlorine atom used for neuronal signal transduction will be recycled back into the earth. The hydrogen and carbon of our phospholipid bilayer will move on to something else. What the actual fuck are we?? Perhaps, just as stars have their cycles, the universe as a whole has its own cycles.
#1. The atoms of the universe, given the right conditions, can come together based on their properties to give rise to "life".
#2. These life forms eventually develop "sentience", and start harvesting their world along with local worlds for resources.
#3. If they are fit enough, they will learn to cultivate other star systems. Now, organisms are islands of low entropy. Life is constantly fighting disorder to maintain homeostasis, but the universe is chaotic. Maybe civilizations are to the Universe as leukocytes are to the human body. Whatever the case may be, all I know is that we were risen from the world, and are aware of our own existence. But Why? I think the unfortunate truth Is that there is not an answer to the "why", only answers to the how.